Blanchard Prototypes and Projects

[hesham]

Hi,


we can talk here about the French designer,Maurice Blanchard prototypes and projects,in 1919 he created a Project,probably was a flying boat or a seaplane,no details are known ?.

 

[patvig]

In 1922, a reco seaplane: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanchard_Brd.1
In 1924, for Schneider Trophy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanchard_BB-1 and http://jn.passieux.free.fr/html/BlanchardBB1.php

 

[hesham]

Thank you my dear Patvig,


but they are a well known aircraft,I meant by a prototypes,a little known aircraft.

 

[toura]

Hi Hesham

From "le fana de l'aviation n° 175 june 1984

 

[hesham]

Thank you my dear Toura.

 

[hesham]

Hi,


in 1921 Farman-Blanchard developed a torpedo bomber biplane aircraft,powered by one 450 hp Renault 12-cylinder Vee piston engine,lost to Levasseur PL-2.

 

[hesham]

Hi,


also in 1918,Farman-Blanchard developed a four-seat three engined high-seas recce bomber flying boat of biplane configuration,powered by three 350 hp Panhard-Levassor engines.


TU 198

 

[hesham]

Hi,


a little know Blanchard aircraft,was the BB.2,it was developed from
BB.1 as a single seat racer flying boat of monoplane configuration,
powered by one 550 engine,but never enter the Schneider Trophy
contest.

 

[VictorXL188]

In reply to your comment regarding the torpedo bomber developed by Farman-Blanchard, please find attached picture taken from Flight. It is interesting to read the wording used by the Flight writers to describe the type, given how ugly some British torpedo aircraft were during the same period. (ie Blackburn Blackburn anyone in the beauty stakes ;D). All joking aside, the Flight comments are mainly aimed at the size of the wings, rather than any aesthetic matters. Reference for the pic was http://aviadejavu.ru/Site/Crafts/Craft33285.htm, but, as previously mentioned, is from Flight Archives

 

[hesham]

Nice find Victor.

 

[hesham]

a little know Blanchard aircraft,was the BB.2,it was developed from BB.1 as a single
seat racer flying boat of monoplane configuration,powered by one 550 engine,but
never enter the Schneider Trophy contest.

From TU magazine,

here is a small Info about Blanchard BB.2.

 

[hesham]

In my files,

Blanchard designed a three engined long range airplane or seaplane,
maybe remained a Project only ?.

 

[hesham]

From TU147,

the Brd.1 and its variants; HB.3,T.2,HB.3T & HB.4T.

 

[hesham]

From TU 163.

 

[hesham]

From TU147,

the Brd.1 and its variants; HB.3,T.2,HB.3T & HB.4T.

From Aeronautique 1923.