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The '''Bristol Boxkite''' is an improved version of a [[Henri Farman]] biplane, built in 1910 the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company (later known as the [[Bristol Aeroplane Company]]). |
The '''Bristol Boxkite''' is an improved version of a [[Henri Farman]] biplane, built in 1910 the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company (later known as the [[Bristol Aeroplane Company]]). |
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The aircraft first flew on the [[29 July]] [[1910]] and went on to become Bristol's first successful aeroplane. At least 78 were produced in the years building up to WW1 at the Filton factory, which was set up within a tramworks. |
Developed in [[1910]] in Britians first aircraft factory in [[Filton]], [[Bristol]] <ref>http://voxx.demon.co.uk/eccent/eccentd.php?filename=00000077.txt</ref>, it was designed on the [[box kite]] principles developed by [[Lawrence Hargrave]]. The aircraft first flew on the [[29 July]] [[1910]] and went on to become Bristol's first successful aeroplane. At least 78 were produced in the years building up to WW1 at the Filton factory, which was set up within a tramworks. |
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Being such an early aeroplane, it holds a number of "first" records: |
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* First plane to fly into [[RAF Bicester]] |
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* Australia's first passenger flight took place in 1911, when John Hammond took his wife for a flight in [[Melbourne]] |
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* First plane to fly into [[RAAF Williams]], in [[Point Cook, Victoria]] <ref>http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/02/29/1077989433755.html</ref> |
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* First aeroplane to fly into [[Perth Airport]] |
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* No's 27/28/29 were sold by visiting Belgian Joseph Christiaens to the South African Army <ref>http://rapidttp.com/milhist/vol056dt.html</ref> |
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Flight Lieutenant Pizey ''(born [[1 April]] [[1883]] Clevedon, Bristol; died [[11 June]] [[1915]] Athens, Greece)'' was one of the early pioneers of British flying, having gained his certificate No 61 in a Bristol Box-Kite on [[Salisbury Plain]] on 14th February 1911 - he also took place in the [[Daily Mail]] Air Race that year <ref>http://www.clevedon-civic-society.org.uk/worldwar1casualties.htm</ref> |
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It was also the first aeroplane to land upside down in Brooklands Sewerage farm - flight lieutenant Frederick Warren Merriam was the first to enact the scene from the film Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3324579.stm</ref> |
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No original Bristol Box Kites aeroplanes survive today, although three replica's were created for the film [[Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines]]. One was sent to [[Australia]], one to the [[Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery]], and one to the [[Shuttleworth Collection]] in [[Bedfordshire]] |
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==References== |
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==Leading particulars== |
==Leading particulars== |
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==Military Operators== |
==Military Operators== |
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* Australia, Bulgaria, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom (Royal Flying Corps, Royal Naval Air Service). |
* Australia, Bulgaria, Russia, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom (Royal Flying Corps, Royal Naval Air Service). |
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==References== |
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==External link== |
==External link== |
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* [http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~et3m-tkkw/history4.html Japanese Kite history, including Box Kites] |
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* [http://buy.bristol-city.gov.uk/Bristol_City_Council_Photo_Library/asp/list.asp?filter=b Bristol City Council catalog - Box Kite entry] |
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* [http://met.open.ac.uk/group/jwl/movies/boxkite.html short video showing a Boxkite replica in flight] |
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[[Category:British civil aircraft 1910-1919]] |
[[Category:British civil aircraft 1910-1919]] |
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Revision as of 15:39, 1 June 2006
The Bristol Boxkite is an improved version of a Henri Farman biplane, built in 1910 the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company (later known as the Bristol Aeroplane Company).
Developed in 1910 in Britians first aircraft factory in Filton, Bristol [1], it was designed on the box kite principles developed by Lawrence Hargrave. The aircraft first flew on the 29 July 1910 and went on to become Bristol's first successful aeroplane. At least 78 were produced in the years building up to WW1 at the Filton factory, which was set up within a tramworks.
Being such an early aeroplane, it holds a number of "first" records:
- First plane to fly into RAF Bicester
- Australia's first passenger flight took place in 1911, when John Hammond took his wife for a flight in Melbourne
- First plane to fly into RAAF Williams, in Point Cook, Victoria [2]
- First aeroplane to fly into Perth Airport
- No's 27/28/29 were sold by visiting Belgian Joseph Christiaens to the South African Army [3]
Flight Lieutenant Pizey (born 1 April 1883 Clevedon, Bristol; died 11 June 1915 Athens, Greece) was one of the early pioneers of British flying, having gained his certificate No 61 in a Bristol Box-Kite on Salisbury Plain on 14th February 1911 - he also took place in the Daily Mail Air Race that year [4]
It was also the first aeroplane to land upside down in Brooklands Sewerage farm - flight lieutenant Frederick Warren Merriam was the first to enact the scene from the film Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines[5]
No original Bristol Box Kites aeroplanes survive today, although three replica's were created for the film Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines. One was sent to Australia, one to the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, and one to the Shuttleworth Collection in Bedfordshire
References
Leading particulars
- Wingspan: 34.5ft
- Length: 38.5ft
- Powerplant: single 50 hp Gnome rotary, air cooled, engine
- Maximum Speed: approximately 40mph
Military Operators
- Australia, Bulgaria, Russia, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom (Royal Flying Corps, Royal Naval Air Service).
References