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1910 Bristol boxkite

6,499 XVIindustries  9.1 years ago

The Bristol aeroplane company's first airworthy aircraft was fist designed in early 1910 and was based of the successful Farman III biplane, and it was the aircraft that many early British pioneers learned to fly on.
It continued its duty as a reliable trainer until the outbreak of ww1 in 1914.
This example is an early model, with equal span wings, I modified the tail to carry two vertical stabilizers too, although not part of original specification, fabric could be put into the rear struts to crate extra tail fins, so all possible.

Although mostly used as trainers, a fair few were used as racers,
The boxkite was a stable and fast aircraft easily capable of winning the long range air races of the time.

It was the first aircraft in the UK to send a signal down to the ground via radio,

Unfortunately of all 78 made none survive, but a few replicas have been made 3 of which were made for the 1965 film 'those magnificent men in their flying machines' after the film was finished they were essential to various museums, one in Queensland (Australia) one to Bristol (UK) and another to the shuttleworth collection (and this is the only one of the three that still flies) another has recently been built in an ustralisn museum, and it also flies,

ENJOY :)
Thanks to walrus for the engine!

General Characteristics

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  • Wingspan 46.8ft (14.3m)
  • Length 45.3ft (13.8m)
  • Height 13.6ft (4.1m)
  • Empty Weight 6,889lbs (3,125kg)
  • Loaded Weight 14,903lbs (6,760kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.067
  • Wing Loading 10.7lbs/ft2 (52.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,389.5ft2 (129.1m2)
  • Drag Points 2741

Parts

  • Number of Parts 303
  • Control Surfaces 12
  • Performance Cost 861
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    @WeaselZone thank you for featuring this! The weird floppy things at the end of the wings are slightly bugged modded wing pieces Lol, they usualy do that but it's only the model taht moves so they shouldn't cause harm to the areoplane, also my name is prenounced as letters ExVeeEyeIndustries lol but I see why you called me 16industries XD it stands for Xiphias Volanti Inventum ;) enjoying your series very much sir! Keep at it!

    8.9 years ago
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    No, the Bristol boxkite uses one two bladed oak propellor powered by a 7 cylinder gnôme lambda rotary engine and it is not a so called 'air' plane, it is an aeroplane as it was built before 1970 and wasn't built in America and trust me, one prop one engine I've seen this fly and have been some 3 ft away from its engine, @osame

    9.0 years ago
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    1,032 osame

    you know that airplane uses 2 propelers

    9.0 years ago
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    WILL I EVER BE HIGHER IN POINTS THAN YOU?!?!

    9.0 years ago
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    32.4k TheAceOwl

    Dang you beat me to this aircraft

    9.0 years ago
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    Np :) @Cedy117

    9.0 years ago
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    78.0k Cedy117

    Great work all though I'm a little late Lol

    9.0 years ago
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    @WalrusAircraft glad you like it too! Expect more of these using your engines lol, ;)

    9.0 years ago
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    Jr. Commented above, but now I've flown it and love it, too. Walrus SR.

    9.0 years ago
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    Thx, I decided not to bother with the pitch tho, as it would take up too much space :) @WalrusAircraft

    9.1 years ago
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    The moving joystick was a pleasant surprise!

    9.1 years ago
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    Yay! Box kite!

    9.1 years ago
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    @walrusaircraft thx 4 your engine!

    9.1 years ago