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Re: Bristol F.2 Fighter
par PierGil le Mer 12 Jan 2011 - 22:41
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Rolls Royce aero engines of all types were in chronic short supply in this period, and the Falcon was no exception.
Plans to make the Bristol Fighter the standard British two-seater, replacing the R.E.8 and F.K.8, stalled against this barrier; there simply would not have been enough Falcons available.
Efforts to find an available powerplant that was sufficiently powerful and reliable, ultimately failed.
Rolls Royce aero engines of all types were in chronic short supply in this period, and the Falcon was no exception.
Plans to make the Bristol Fighter the standard British two-seater, replacing the R.E.8 and F.K.8, stalled against this barrier; there simply would not have been enough Falcons available.
Efforts to find an available powerplant that was sufficiently powerful and reliable, ultimately failed.
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Re: Bristol F.2 Fighter
par PierGil le Mer 12 Jan 2011 - 22:42
The Type 15 was fitted with a 200 hp (150 kW) Sunbeam Arab piston engine.
This motor suffered from chronic vibration and the "Arab Bristol" was never a viable combination, in spite of prolonged
development.
A few Arab-engined Bristols were at the front very late in the war – but most British reconnaissance squadrons had to soldier on with the R.E.8 and F.K.8 until the end of hostilities.
This motor suffered from chronic vibration and the "Arab Bristol" was never a viable combination, in spite of prolonged
development.
A few Arab-engined Bristols were at the front very late in the war – but most British reconnaissance squadrons had to soldier on with the R.E.8 and F.K.8 until the end of hostilities.
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Re: Bristol F.2 Fighter
par PierGil le Mer 12 Jan 2011 - 22:45
The Type 16 was fitted with a 200 hp (150 kW) Hispano-Suiza piston engine.
This worked better than the Arab - but the Hispano-Suiza availability was no better than for the Falcon, and the motors that were available were required for the S.E.5a and Sopwith Dolphin.
The 300 hp (220 kW) version of the Hispano-Suiza, suggested for the Type 17 was not available in numbers before the end of the war.
This worked better than the Arab - but the Hispano-Suiza availability was no better than for the Falcon, and the motors that were available were required for the S.E.5a and Sopwith Dolphin.
The 300 hp (220 kW) version of the Hispano-Suiza, suggested for the Type 17 was not available in numbers before the end of the war.
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Re: Bristol F.2 Fighter
par PierGil le Mer 12 Jan 2011 - 22:50
Other engines tried or suggested for the F.2B were the 200 hp (150 kW) RAF 4d, the 180 hp (130 kW) Wolseley Viper and the 230 hp (170 kW) Siddeley Puma.
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Re: Bristol F.2 Fighter
par PierGil le Mer 12 Jan 2011 - 22:52
The Type 22 F.2C was a proposed version adapted for a radial or rotary engine; either a 200 hp (150 kW) Salmson radial, a 300 hp (220 kW) ABC Dragonfly radial (Type 22A), or a 230 hp (170 kW) Bentley B.R.2 rotary (Type 22B).
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