| Type 101 | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Fighter |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Bristol Aeroplane Company |
| Designer | Capt.Frank Barnwell |
| Number built | 1 |
| History | |
| First flight | 8 August 1927 |
TheBristol Type 101, was a British two-seatfighterprototype of the 1920s.
Designed as a private venture, the 101 was a single-bay biplane, two-seat design of mixed construction. Thefuselage was aspruce box-girder covered withplywood and the two-spar wings were steel with fabric covering. It was powered by a 450 hp (340 kW)Bristol Jupiter VI, the same engine as theType 95. Armament consisted of two synchronised .303 in (7.7 mm)Vickers machine guns and aring-mounted .303 in (7.7 mm)Lewis Gun at the rear.
Cleaner and more compact than most aircraft in its class, the 101 displayed relatively high performance when first flown in 1927. However, it was rejected by the Air Ministry due to the use of wood construction, which was seen as out of date. No other buyers could be found and no more aircraft were produced. Continued as a private venture, it first flew atFilton on 8 August 1927, piloted byCyril Uwins, registeredG-EBOW. With the VIA powerplant, Uwins achieved second place in the 1928 King's Cup race at an average speed of 159.9 mph. Subsequently, used as a company hack and as a testbed for the 485 hpBristol Mercury II nine-cylinder radial, it suffered wing centre section failure on 29 November 1929 while being subjected to engine overspeeding tests, the pilot, C. R. L. Shaw, bailing out successfully. This was the last wooden Bristol fighter built.[1]
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