M.Goodall, A.Tagg British Aircraft before the Great War (Schiffer)
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COLLIER monoplane (H.A. and C.R. Collier, Plumstead, London, SE)
This machine was tested by the Collier brothers on Plumstead Marshes in early 1910, achieving a flight of half a mile on 7 March 1910. It was made by the family concern that later became famous for Matchless motorcycles, and was very similar to a Bleriot. The fuselage was of ash and the wings, elevators and rudder were of spruce. It was taken to Brooklands in September 1910, but was damaged during testing by F. Conway Jenkins when the machine was reported fitted with a more powerful engine.
Power:
20hp JAP four-cylinder air-cooled vee driving a 6ft 8in diameter Chauviere propeller
40hp JAP eight-cylinder air-cooled vee fitted later.
Data
Span 30ft
Chord 6ft
Area 180sqft
Length 26ft
Weight 500 lb
Weight allup 650lb
P.Lewis British Aircraft 1809-1914 (Putnam)
Collier Brothers Monoplane
The Collier Brothers Monoplane was a single-seat tractor based on the Bleriot type and was completed early in 1910 by H. A. and C. R. Collier, who were well-known as motor-cycle racers and later as manufacturers of the "Matchless". It was fitted with the four-cylinder 25 h.p. J.A.P. engine, and flew for \ mile at Plumstead Marches on 7th March, 1910. Span, 30 ft. Length, 26 ft. Weight loaded, 650 lb.
