British Aircraft Manufacturing Low Volume Production
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This page covers British Aircraft Manufacturing aircraft with low production volumes and/or registration/serial allocations. For higher volume production, see the individual type Production Details.
Type Description and Production Data
B.A.3 Cupid
Two-seat low wing monoplane, a smaller version of the B.A. Eagle designed for touring and training. Of all wood construction, it had side-by-side seating with dual controls, under a multi-piece canopy. The coupé top could be removed for open-cockpit flying. It featured a fixed undercarriage with cantilever legs that were enclosed in fairings which partly covered the wheels. Its wings folded for storage. One 130 h.p. de Havilland Gipsy Major powerplant.
| Specification | |||||||||
| Span | Length | Height | Wing Area | Empty Wt | Max AUW | Cruise Speed | Maximum Speed | Range | Service Ceiling |
| 35 ft | 23 ft 4 in | 6 ft 6 in | 162 sq ft | 1195 lb | 1690 lb | 135 mph/ 117 kn | 149 mph/ 129 kn | ||
| 10.67 m | 7.11 m | 1.98 m | 15.05 m2 | 542 kg | 767 kg | 217 km/h | 240 km/h | ||
Production Details
| C/n | Initial Registration |
Notes |
| 1 aircraft built by the British Aircraft Manufacturing Company, Hanworth, in mid 1935. | ||
| 701 | G-ADLR | To Charles Best (MD of British Aircraft Manufacturing Co Ltd). To South Africa in 1936, but not registered. |
| Total Production 1 | ||
B.A.IV Double Eagle
Six seat high-wing monoplane with a retractable landing gear. The fuselage was a wooden monocoque structure incorporating hiduminium frames to which the wings were attached. The shoulder mounted wings were of wooden two-spar construction with plywood covering, the inner portions of which, out to the engine nacelles, had pronounced anhedral, effectively lowering the engine thrust line. Two 130 h.p. de Havilland Gipsy Major powerplants.
| Specification | |||||||||
| Span | Length | Height | Wing Area | Empty Wt | Max AUW | Cruise Speed | Maximum Speed | Range | Service Ceiling |
| 41 ft | 29 ft 10 in | 7 ft 6 in | 200 sq ft | 2450 lb | 4300 lb | 145 mph/ 126 kn | 165 mph/ 143 kn | ||
| 12.5 m | 9.09 m | 2.29 m | 18.58 m2 | 1111 kg | 1950 kg | 233 km/h | 266 km/h | ||
Production Details
| C/n | Initial Registration |
Notes |
| 3 aircraft built by the British Aircraft Manufacturing Company, Hanworth, between May 1936 and July 1937. | ||
| 901 | G-ADVV | Initially regd to British Aircraft Manufacturing Co Ltd, Hanworth. To Sir Derwent Hall Caine, London in May 1938. Impressed as ES949 to contract H546122/41. |
| 902 | G-AEIN | To John Henry Peyto Verney, The Rt Hon Lord Willoughby de Broke, Kineton. Impressed as ES950 to contract H546122/41. |
| 903 | ZS-AIY | To Aircraft Operating Co. Ltd., Johannesburg. To ZS-AOC on arrival. Impressed as SAAF 1415. |
| Total Production 3 | ||
Production References
- British Civil Aircraft Since 1919, Vol 1, A.J. Jackson (Putnam, 1973)
- British Light Aeroplanes 1920 - 1940, Arthur W.J.G. Ord-Hume (GMS Enterprises, 2000)
- Impressments Logs, Peter W. Moss (Air Britain Publications, 1962-66)
- https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/BK_BAMco.pdf
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