Summary
The Salmon Tandem Monoplane was a single-seat sport aeroplane produced for the 1923 Lympne light aircraft trials. The aeroplane failed to fly.
| Tandem Monoplane | |
|---|---|
| Role | Light single-seat sport |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Percy Salmon |
| Designer | Percy Salmon |
| Number built | 1 |
Development edit
With prizes worth a total of £2,150, the Lympne light aircraft competition of October 1923 attracted 28 entries including the Tandem Monoplane which was given competition number 27.[1]
The aircraft was a single-seat tandem winged aero designed and built by Percy Salmon at Farnborough, England.[2] It was powered by a 3.5 hp (2.6 kW) Bradshaw motorcycle engine driving a tractor propeller mounted at the end of a strut-braced driveshaft.[2] It was registered as G-EBHQ on 23 March 1923 and was ready to fly by September 1923.[2] Several take-off attempts were made by Flying Officer Cecil Bouchier, but they were unsuccessful.[3] The aircraft was stored at Farnborough until it was later burnt.[2]
References edit
Notes edit
- ^ "Lympne Avietta Competition – Entries for Duke of Sutherland's Prize". The Times. No. 43461. London. 2 October 1923. col D, p. 9.
- ^ a b c d Ellis 1979, p. 131
- ^ Jackson, A J (Aubrey Joseph) (1973). British civil aircraft since 1919 (Volume Three). London, UK: Putnam & Company Limited. p. 289. ISBN 037010014X.
Bibliography edit
- Ellis, Ken British Homebuilt Aircraft since 1929. Liverpool, England:Merseyside Aviation Society, 1979. ISBN 0-902420-321