Grahame-White Bantam Explained

The Grahame-White G.W.E.6 Bantam was a British single-seat sporting biplane, designed by M Boudot and built by Grahame-White Aviation Company at Hendon.

Development

The Bantam was a conventional biplane powered by a nose-mounted 80 hp (60 kW) Le Rhône rotary engine with a single open cockpit.^[1] Two aircraft took part in the 1919 Aerial Derby at Hendon Aerodrome, but neither finished the race. A third example was flown in South Africa in the 1920s.

Specifications

• Service ceiling: 17,000 ft
• Rate of climb: 1,100 ft/min

References

• Book: Jackson, A.J.. British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 2. 1974. Putnam. London. 382. 0-370-10010-7 .
• 10 April 1919 . An Interesting Grahame-White Sporting Model . . XI . 15 . No. 537 . 468–473 . 12 January 2011 . Contemporary technical description with photographs and drawings.
• Riding . Richard . British pre-war ultra-lights: No 35: Grahame-White G.W.E.6 Bantam . . July 1979 . 7 . 7 . 382–385.
• “The birthplace of aerial power”, Authors: Claude Grahame-White & Harry Harper. June

Notes and References

1. Jackson 1974, p. 316