W. Starling Burgess : Massachusetts Aviation Pioneer
Object ID:
2015.11.74
VE Exhibit Label 1:
Model BDH-11
The Burgess Company Burgess-Dunne Model BDH-11 Reconnaissance Type was a two place, side by side, swept wing, tailless, pusher biplane. One was built with military requirements.

Model BDH-11 was powered by a Curtiss OXX2 100 hp engine or a Sturtevant Model 5 V-8 140 hp water cooled engine. It had a torpedo like fuselage with a central float and was built in the summer of 1916. It had a span of 46'6", length 31', live load 350 lbs. It had a minimum speed of 40 mph, maximum speed of 70 mph and an endurance of four hours.

No record of any sale can be found for this model BDH.
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