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5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. T.B.8: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 2. Appareil Coanda monoplan, l'avant, 1911, Concours d'aviation militaire Bétheny, Meurisse: Agence de Presse Meurisse· Public domain
- 3. Appareil Coanda monoplan, le moteur, 1911 Concours d'aviation militaire Bétheny, Meurisse: Agence de Presse Meurisse· Public domain
- 4. Avion Coanda monoplan, 1911, Concours d'aviation militaire Bétheny, Meurisse: Agence de Presse Meurisse· Public domain
- 5. Bristol Coanda Monoplane (28118858087): Hugh Llewelyn from Keynsham, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The Bristol Coanda Monoplanes were a series of monoplane trainers designed by the Romanian designer Henri Coandă for the British company British and Colonial Aeroplane Company. Several versions of the plane were built from 1912 onwards with both tandem and side-by-side cockpits. Several were purchased by the War Office for use as trainers by the Royal Flying Corps.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 11.5 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 114 years ago, in 1912.
- Wingspan of 11.5 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1912
- number built
- 37
- role
- trainer
- makers
- Bristol Aeroplane Company
- engines
- 1× Gnome Lambda
- crew
- 2
- length
- 8.9 m
- wingspan
- 11.5 m
- max take-off weight
- 755 kg
- top speed
- 105 km/h
- range
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Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q3023940, Wikipedia: Bristol Coanda Monoplanes (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.