British and Colonial Aeroplane Co: Gordon England Biplane

Note: This is a sub-section of British and Colonial Aeroplane Co.

The Bristol Gordon England biplane was an early British military aircraft that first flew in May 1912. Designed by Eric Gordon England for easy ground transport, the aircraft could be quickly disassembled. An unusual feature of an otherwise conventional design was that the lower wing was not directly attached to the bottom of the fuselage, but was mounted on struts - a distinctive design element that would be carried over to the Bristol Fighter.

The Gordon England biplane was submitted in the British military aeroplane trials of 1912, but was passed over in favour of the Avro Type E. Bristol nevertheless managed to sell two examples to the Turkish armed forces, which remained undelivered due to an Italian blockade of Turkish ports.

Variants

• G.E.1 Prototype with 50 hp (40 kW) Clerget inline engine (1 built)
• G.E.2 Submissions for a military aeroplane competition (2 built - one with a 100 hp/80 kW Gnome engine, the other with a 80 hp/60 kW Daimler)
• G.E.3 Variant built for Turkish military with 80 hp (60 kW) Gnome engine (2 built, not delivered)

Sources of Information

• [1] Wikipedia