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Bristol F.2B “Brisfit”

1914-1918 - World War I
(Active)

Country: Great Britain
Engine: Rolls Royce Falcon I, II & III and many others
Horsepower: 190 - 275
Wingspan: 39 ' 6"
Top Speed: 123 mph (197 km/hr)
Original/Reproduction: Reproduction

By late 1915, it was evident that the RFC needed to replace the B.E.2 reconnaissance aircraft which were fast becoming easy prey for German fighters. It was succeeded primarily by the Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 and Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8 in 1916-17. But perhaps the best all-around British two-seater developed was the Bristol F.2A, and later B series, of fighter-reconnaissance aircraft designed in 1916 by the British & Colonial Aircraft Co.

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Aero-Log

26 March 2024–Lord, Please Buy Me a Mercedes… Fred Murin has delivered. The engine for our Fokker D.VII is home and headed for the airplane. Another Fokker for the coming season. 20 March 2024–Trust in Trost! The good doctor has his 1939 Fleet Model 1 in the final stages to be back in the Air […]

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Passat Ornithopter

1896-1913 - Pioneer Era
(Static Exhibit)

Year: 1910
Engine: Motorcycle Engine
Horsepower: 6
Wingspan: 24 '
Original/Reproduction: Reproduction

The whimsical Passat Ornithopter is quite possibly the most aerodynamically challenged aircraft in the collection today. Though its history of flight is quite dubious, it did in fact ‘fly’ in the 1965 movie: “Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines.”

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Aircraft Engines

ABC Wasp Country: United KingdomYear: 1916Horsepower: 170RPM: 1750Weight: 290 lbsDisplacement: 667 cu. in.Configuration: 7 cylinder radial air-cooledUsed in: Westland Wagtail, Sopwith Snail Description: The ABC was one of the first large stationary air-cooled radials. The temper-mental engine had the best power-to-weight ratio of any engine to date. This advanced stationary radial engine concept prompted the […]

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