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3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. British Aerial Transport F.K.23 Bantam: Wikimedia Commons· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Jachtvliegtuig Koolhoven-B.A.T. FK.23-Bantam (2158 029940): Fotoafdrukken Koninklijke Marine· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. FK 23 Bantam Dubbeldekker F.K. 23, genaamd ‘Bantam’, NG-2011-1: Rijksmuseum· CC0
what is it?
The BAT F.K.23 Bantam was a British single-seat fighter biplane produced by British Aerial Transport Company Limited of London during World War I.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 7.6 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 108 years ago, in 1918.
- Top speed is 1.7× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1918
- introduced
- 1921
- number built
- 12
- role
- single-seat fighter
- makers
- British Aerial Transport
- engines
- 1× ABC Wasp II
- crew
- 1
- length
- 5.6 m
- wingspan
- 7.6 m
- height
- 2.5 m
- max take-off weight
- 605 kg
- top speed
- 222 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 6,096 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2603053, Wikipedia: BAT Bantam (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.