Bristol Gordon England biplane

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name=Gordon England biplane


caption=G.E.2 with Gnome engine
type=Military utility aircraft
manufacturer=Bristol
designer=Eric Gordon England
first flight=May 1912
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variants with their own articles=The Bristol Gordon England biplane was an early British military aircraft that first flew in 1912. Designed for easy ground transport, the aircraft could be quickly disassembled. An unusual feature of an otherwise conventional design was that the lower wing was not directly attached to the bottom of the fuselage, but was mounted on struts - a distinctive design element that would be carried over to the Bristol Fighter.

The Gordon England biplane was submitted in the British military aeroplane trials of 1912, but was passed over in favour of the Avro Type E. Bristol nevertheless managed to sell two examples to the Turkish armed forces, which remained undelivered due to an Italian blockade of Turkish ports.

Variants

;G.E.1:Prototype with 50 hp Clerget inline engine (1 built);G.E.2:Submissions for a military aeroplane competition (2 built - one with a 100 hp Gnome engine, the other with a 80 hp Daimler);G.E.3:Variant built for Turkish military with with 80 hp Gnome engine (2 built, not delivered)

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pecifications (G.E.1)

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References

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* [http://www.britishaircraft.co.uk/aircraftpage.php?ID=138 britishaircraft.co.uk]
* [http://www.aviationarchive.org.uk/stories/pages.php?enum=GE122&pnum=7&maxp=15 The Transport Archive]