Bristol Coanda Monoplanes
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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.
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Bristol-Coanda Monoplanes | |
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Role | Trainer |
Manufacturer | Bristol Aeroplane Company |
Designer | Henri Coandă |
First flight | 1912 |
Number built | 37 |
Variants | Bristol TB.8 |
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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. International purchases were by Italy and Romania. One example survives in the Gianni Caproni Museum of Aeronautics, Trento, Italy.