Bristol Aerospace Museum - Bristol lorry and replica aeroplane
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Bristol Aerospace Museum - Bristol lorry and replica aeroplane
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 9 Mar 2019
The lorry was built by Bristol Tramways and Carriage Company, Brislington in 1920. This was a separate company from the Bristol Aeroplane Company but had common ancestry. Above is a replica of the Bristol Babe aeroplane. The Babe was built for the developing leisure flying market and designed for solo operation. Only three were built due to concerns about reliability and safety. This is a full scale replica. The information board does not state if it has ever flown - I suspect not. I once worked with somebody whose husband was a rocket scientist and had built his own aeroplane from a kit.
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Image Location
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51.52325
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