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The Bristol Boxkite was an improved version of the early Henri Farman biplane, built in 1910 by

the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company (later to be known as the Bristol Aeroplane Company).

The Boxkite was developed in 1910 at Britain's first aircraft factory in Filton, Bristol. It was

went on to become Bristol's first successful production aeroplane. 76 were built, 61 of which were the

extended militaryversion, in the years building up to the First World War. Four of these planes

constituted the first order placed by the British War Office when it was set up in 1911. Production was

at the Filton factory, which was set up within a tramworks..

It was also the first aeroplane to land upside down in Brooklands Sewage farm FlightLieutenant

Frederick Warren Merriam was the first to enact the scene from the film Those Magnificent Men in

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General characteristics

Crew: .........................................2

Length: ......................................38 ft 6 in (11.73 m)

Wingspan: .................................46 ft 6 in (14.17 m)

Height: ......................................11 ft 0 in (3.61 m)

Wing area: .................................517.0 ft² (48.03 m²)

Empty weight: ............................ 900 lb (408 kg)

Max takeoff weight: ...................1150 lb (522 kg)

Powerplant: ...............................1× Gnome rotary piston engine, 50 hp (37 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: ......................40 mph (64 km/h)

Wing loading: ............................2.22 lb/ft² (10.9 kg/m²)

Power/mass: ..............................0.043 hp/lb (70.9 W/kg)

This Historic Wings kit is made from etched brass for the main structure, with cast metal

detail parts. The flying surfaces can be covered with the tissue paper supplied, although many

modellers may prefer to leave the structure uncovered to show the details.

Brass components can be soldered together, or joined with cyanoacrylate (SuperGlue) or 5-

minute epoxy. If you have the skills and equipment we recommend soldering.

To remove parts from the etched fret, you can use a pair of side cutters, or put the fret on a

ceramic tile, and press down on each attaching tab with a sharp knife. If you use the 'knife & tile'

option, put the attaching tab with the half-etched side of the tab face down. Whichever method

is used, it may necessary to remove the burr of the attachment tab with a needle file afterwards.

CAUTION - MAKE SURE THE ORIENTATION OF THE WING IS CORRECT

BEFORE YOU TWIST EACH RIB.

The wings and elevators are etched with integral ribs. Hold the leading or trailing edge in a

vice or clamp, and then hold each rib in turn with a pair of fine flat-nosed pliers, and twist that rib

through 90 degrees. When all the ribs have been turned, clamp the trailing edge, and do the

process again.

Where etched parts are joined with two inter-locking slots it may be necessary to enlarge a

slot with a needle file. This is because photo-etching is not an exact process, and

etching is slightly uneven across a sheet.

History

Specifications

Introduction

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