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Brokker

Brokker


History

Built by Sqn. Ldr. Alec Gray and F/O W. J. Buchanan, the Brokker was, as its name suggested, a fusion of a Bristol and a Fokker aircraft. Specifically, the upper wing of a Fokker D.VII married to the engineless fuselage of a Bristol Fighter.

The Brokker entered into the first British gliding endurance competition, held at Itford Hill in 1922, and flew well in the stiff winds of the last day, achieving the third longest flight. After the competition Gray took it to Salisbury Plain where he was to conduct tests for the Air Ministry on the suitability of gliders in pilot training programmes.[9] The aircraft was lost in a fatal glider accident on 28 August 1923.

Company References
  1. British Gliders and Sailplanes 1922-1970, Norman Ellison (Adam and Charles Black, 1970)



Project Data top

Project No Type No Name Alternative Name(s) Year Spec Status Qty Description References
     none    1922    Proto  1  1S glider  1,2

Project References
  1. British Gliders and Sailplanes 1922-1970, Norman Ellison (Adam and Charles Black, 1970)
  2. British Homebuilt Aircraft since 1920, Ken Ellis (Merseyside Aviation Society, 1975)




Production Data

One machine only, unregistered

   Total Brokker Production     1   

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