Blackburn First Monoplane

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type=Experimental aircraft
manufacturer=Robert Blackburn
designer=Robert Blackburn
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variants with their own articles=The Blackburn First Monoplane (also known as Monoplane No 1) was a British experimental aircraft constructed by Robert Blackburn in 1909.

Design and development

The First Monoplane was a high-wing monoplane with the engine and pilot's seat located on a three-wheeled platform. A cruciform tail was carried on an uncovered boom extending from the wing. The propeller was mounted on the wing's leading edge and driven by a chain to the 35hp (26kW) Green engine below.

Designed during a stay in Paris, construction began at Thomas Green & Sons engineering works at Leeds, where Blackburn's father was general manager and was later relocated to workshop space in a small clothing factory. When complete, it was transported to the beach between Saltburn and Marske for testing. The first and only flight lasted for around one minute and ended in a crash in which the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Blackburn later recalled the incident thus:

Survivors

The only aircraft was destroyed but a replica of the aircraft was constructed by members of the Brough Heritage Group and is presently displayed at the Brough Heritage Centre.

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* [http://www.eazhull.org.uk/BAE2/index.htm Blackburn Aircraft Company] (details the construction of the replica).

See also

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