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Blanchard BB-1
Role	Racing flying-boat
National origin	France
Manufacturer	Société des Avions Blanchard / Constructions Aéronautiques Blanchard
First flight	1924
Number built	1

The Blanchard BB-1 was a 1920s French racing flying-boat designed and built by Société des Avions Blanchard to compete in Schneider Trophy.^[1]

Design and development edit

The BB-1 was a single-seat parasol-wing monoplane flying-boat powered by a 380 hp (283 kW) Gnome-Rhône Jupiter radial piston engine.^[1] The BB-1 was tested in 1924 but the performance was poor and the aircraft was not developed further and was scrapped.^[1]

Specifications edit

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1924^[2] Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 9.71 m (31 ft 10 in)
Wingspan: 12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)
Height: 3.00 m (9 ft 10 in)
Wing area: 21.00 m² (226.0 sq ft)
Max takeoff weight: 1,280 kg (2,822 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Gnome et Rhône 9A Jupiter radial piston engine, 280 kW (380 hp)
Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

Maximum speed: 240 km/h (150 mph, 130 kn)
Time to altitude: 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 7 minutes
Wing loading: 61 kg/m² (12 lb/sq ft)
Power/mass: 0.2206 kW/kg (0.1342 hp/lb)

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. p. 694.
^ Grey, C.G., ed. (1924). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1924. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 85b.

[orbis-1] The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. p. 694.

[JAWA1924-2] Grey, C.G., ed. (1924). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1924. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 85b.

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