Bristol Badminton

The Bristol Type 99 Badminton was a 1920s British single-seat racing biplane built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company and designed by F.S. Barnwell.^[1]

Type 99 Badminton
Role	Racing biplane
National origin	United Kingdom
Manufacturer	Bristol Aeroplane Company
Designer	F.S. Barnwell
First flight	5 May 1926
Number built	1

Design and development

The Badminton was a single-seat single-engine equal-span biplane, it was made from wood and metal with fabric covering.^[1] It had a conventional tailskid landing gear and the nose-mounted engine was a 510 hp (380 kW) Bristol Jupiter VI.^[1] Only one aircraft was built, registered G-EBMK, and it first flew at Filton Aerodrome on 5 May 1926.^[1] It was entered into the 1926 King's Cup Race but it forced-landed with a fuel feed problem.^[1] In 1927, the aircraft was rebuilt as the Type 99A with new wide-span tapered wings, a raised centre section and wide-chord interplane struts.^[2] It was powered by an uncowled (525 hp) (392 kW) Bristol Jupiter VI engine.^[2] It gained a certificate of airworthiness on 26 July 1927, but had a fatal crash at Filton two days later (28 July) after an engine failure on takeoff.^[2]

Variants

Type 99

1926 single-seat racing biplane, one built.^[1]

Type 99A

Type 99 modified in 1927.^[2]

Specifications (Type 99)

Bristol Badminton 3-view drawing from NACA Aircraft Circular No.19

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Length: 21 ft 2.38 in (6.45 m)
• Wingspan: 24 ft 1 in (7.34 m)
• Empty weight: 1,840 lb (835 kg)
• Gross weight: 2,460 lb (1,116 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Bristol Jupiter VI , 510 hp (380 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 160 mph (256 km/h, 140 kn)