M.Goodall, A.Tagg British Aircraft before the Great War (Schiffer)
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BARNWELL Bros, biplane
The next effort by the Barnwell brothers was constructed by their Grampian company and was a large single-seat canard biplane. Harold Barnwell succeeded in flying for eighty yards on 8 July 1909, but the machine was damaged on landing. After repairs and with the wingspan reduced to 45ft further trials were carried out on 8 September 1909 using a starting rail. A height of 25ft was reached before the machine was damaged beyond repair on 10 September 1909.
Power: 40hp Humber TT car engine four-cylinder inline water-cooled driving two 10ft diameter pusher propellers by chain.
Data
Span 48ft
Chord 8ft
Gap 7ft 6in
Weight 1,568 lb
P.Lewis British Aircraft 1809-1914 (Putnam)
Barnwell Brothers Biplane
The Barnwell Brothers Biplane was a single-seat canard pusher designed by Frank S. and Richard H. Barnwell during 1909, and built by the Grampian Motor and Engineering Co., of Stirling. A Hurnber Tourist Trophy car engine was used to drive a pair of pusher propellers, and the machine was tested by Richard Barnwell at Stirling on 10 September, 1909, when it flew for about 80 yards but was damaged in a heavy landing. Span, 48 ft. Weight empty, 1,568 lb.