Blanchard BB-1

Short description: French racing flying boat

Blanchard BB-1

General information
Type| Racing flying-boat
National origin| France
Manufacturer| Société des Avions Blanchard / Constructions Aéronautiques Blanchard
Number built| 1
History
First flight| 1924

The Blanchard BB-1 was a 1920s French racing flying-boat designed and built by Société des Avions Blanchard to compete in Schneider Trophy.[1]

## Design and development

The BB-1 was a single-seat parasol-wing monoplane flying-boat powered by a 380 hp (283 kW) Gnome-Rhône Jupiter radial piston engine.[1] The BB-1 was tested in 1924 but the performance was poor and the aircraft was not developed further and was scrapped.[1]

## Specifications

Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1924[2] Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft[1]

General characteristics

* Crew: 1
* Length: 9.71 m (31 ft 10 in)
* Wingspan: 12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)
* Height: 3.00 m (9 ft 10 in)
* Wing area: 21.00 m2 (226.0 sq ft)
* Max takeoff weight: 1,280 kg (2,822 lb)
* Powerplant: 1 × Gnome et Rhône 9A Jupiter radial piston engine, 280 kW (380 hp)
* Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

* Maximum speed: 240 km/h (150 mph, 130 kn)
* Time to altitude: 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 7 minutes
* Wing loading: 61 kg/m2 (12 lb/sq ft)
* Power/mass: 0.2206 kW/kg (0.1342 hp/lb)

## See also

* Schneider Trophy

Related lists

* List of flying boats and floatplanes

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. p. 694.
2. ↑ Grey, C.G., ed (1924). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1924. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 85b.

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