BAT Bantam Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

British Aerial Transport Co

First Flight:

1917

F.K.23:

9 - BAT, Willesden

F.K.27:

1 - BAT, Willesden

Type Specification

Applies to:

BAT F.K.23 Bantam

Type:

Single seat fighter

Wing:

Two bay biplane with equal span, unstaggered, unswept wings. Ailerons on all four wings

Fuselage:

Circular section fuselage mounted to fill interplane gap

Tail Unit:

Braced tailplane with elevator mounted at mid height on fuselage together with single fin and balanced rudder

Landing Gear:

Fixed gear of split axle type with fixed tailskid

Power Plant:

One 170 hp A.B.C. Wasp I engine mounted in nose driving a two blade propeller

Accommodation:

Single seat for pilot in open cockpit in cutout in upper wing

Armament:

Two fixed Vickers machine-guns mounted low down on either side of the fuselage

Span:

25 ft 0 in

Length:

18 ft 5 in

Height:

6 ft 9 in

Wing Area:

185 sq ft

Tare:

833 lb

All-up:

1,618 lb

Max Speed:

128 mph

Initial Climb:

1,250 ft/min

Ceiling:

20,000 ft

Range:

250 miles

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