Bristol Type 109

Bristol Aeroplane Company

Industry	Aerospace
Founded	1910 (1910)
Headquarters	Filton , England, United Kingdom

The Bristol Type 109 was a British-designed, two-seat long-range biplane constructed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company at their Filton facility in England.

Design and development

Constructed in 1928, the Type 109 was a conventional single-engine biplane seating two, intended to challenge the world distance record. Registered as G-EBZK, it was equipped with a 480 hp (360 kW) Bristol Jupiter VIII radial engine and made its maiden flight on 7 September 1928. The initial plan to break the distance record was eventually discontinued, after which the aircraft underwent modifications to support Bert Hinkler’s proposed global flight. When this venture was also abandoned, Bristol repurposed the Type 109 as a test platform for the Bristol Jupiter XIF engine. The aircraft never left British soil and was dismantled in 1931.