Bristol Bullet

The Bristol Type 32 Bullet was a British biplane racing aircraft. It was designed as a testbed and demonstrator aircraft for the company's Bristol Jupiter engine. It was a single seat aircraft with single bay wings with thin low drag aerofoils. It first flew in June 1920, being entered in the Aerial Derby of July that year. Barnes 1964, p.151.]

The Bullet performance at the 1920 Aerial Derby was disappointing, and the aircraft was subject to a series of modifications, including a new cowling and reducing the wing area. Thus modified, the aircraft demonstrated increased performance, finishing fourth in the 1921 Aerial Derby in an average speed of 141 mph (227 km/h) Barnes 1964, p.152.]

A more powerful 380 hp (283 kW) Jupiter II engine was fitted, and, piloted by Rollo A. de Haga Haig, came in second place in the 1922 Aerial Derby at an average speed of 145 mph (233 km/h), beaten only by the Gloster Mars (which had also won the 1921 race James 1971, pp. 69-71.] The aircraft was scrapped in 1924.

pecifications (Jupiter I engine)

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length m=7.34
length ft=24
length in=1 Barnes 1964, p.153.]
span m=9.51
span ft=31
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height m=2.95
height ft=9
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wing area sqm=27.41
wing area sqft=295
empty weight kg=816
empty weight lb=1,800
gross weight kg=998
gross weight lb=2,200

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References

*Cite book |author=Barnes, C.H.|title=Bristol Aircraft Since 1910 |Edition =First Edition |publisher=Putnam |location= London|year=1964
*cite book |title= Gloster Aircraft since 1917|last=James |first=Derek N. |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1971 |publisher= Putnam|location= London|isbn=0 370 00084 6 |pages= |url=
*cite book |last= Sharpe |first= Michael |title=Biplanes, Triplanes, an Seaplanes |year=2000 |publisher=Friedman/Fairfax Books |location=London |pages= 103|isbn=1-58663-300-7