Object ID:
2015.11.75
VE Exhibit Label 1:
Model BP Trainer
The Burgess Company Model BP Trainer was a two place, side by side, tractor biplane primary trainer. It was ordered by the U.S. Army on November 1, 1916 and designed by Burgess. Six were built.
Flight testing was held at the Saugus Racetrack airfield. Its first flight was in February 1917. It was delivered to Mineola, New York from May 1917 through October 1917 at a price of $8,000 each.
The Model BP Trainer had a Curtiss OXX V-8 90 hp engine, a 7'9" propeller and used Deperdussin controls. Its maximum speed was 63 mph with a climb rate of 190 fpm. Its span was 41'6", lower 34, chord 6'6", and gap 6'3".
These aircraft did not pass Army acceptance testing and were used as static aircraft for Army mechanics and aviator ground schools. Problems stated were stiff controls and poor visibility for the instructor and student aviator. It was also reported that the Commanding Officer at Mineola didn't think the Model BP was sturdy to be stress tested in the air. Interesting considering the company's reputation for strongly built and rugged construction and the fact there was no known accident caused by a Burgess aircraft structural failure. The U.S. Army Serial numbers included #SC 271 through #SC 276.
The Burgess Company Model BP Trainer was a two place, side by side, tractor biplane primary trainer. It was ordered by the U.S. Army on November 1, 1916 and designed by Burgess. Six were built.
Flight testing was held at the Saugus Racetrack airfield. Its first flight was in February 1917. It was delivered to Mineola, New York from May 1917 through October 1917 at a price of $8,000 each.
The Model BP Trainer had a Curtiss OXX V-8 90 hp engine, a 7'9" propeller and used Deperdussin controls. Its maximum speed was 63 mph with a climb rate of 190 fpm. Its span was 41'6", lower 34, chord 6'6", and gap 6'3".
These aircraft did not pass Army acceptance testing and were used as static aircraft for Army mechanics and aviator ground schools. Problems stated were stiff controls and poor visibility for the instructor and student aviator. It was also reported that the Commanding Officer at Mineola didn't think the Model BP was sturdy to be stress tested in the air. Interesting considering the company's reputation for strongly built and rugged construction and the fact there was no known accident caused by a Burgess aircraft structural failure. The U.S. Army Serial numbers included #SC 271 through #SC 276.
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Burgess BP Trainer
Burgess BP Trainer