Bristol Type 188 (testbed)

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The Bristol Type 188 was a British experimental high-speed research aircraft of the early 1960s, designed to investigate stainless-steel construction and aerodynamic heating at supersonic speeds.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf experimental aircraft ⓘ
jet aircraft ⓘ
research aircraft ⓘ
single-seat aircraft ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration twin-engine jet ⓘ
airframeMaterial stainless steel ⓘ
category 1960s British experimental aircraft ⓘ
cockpitConfiguration single-seat ⓘ
constructionType all-metal ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
designedFor high Mach number flight research ⓘ
investigation of aerodynamic heating at supersonic speeds ⓘ
investigation of stainless-steel construction ⓘ
designFocus supersonic cruise ⓘ
thermal stresses at high speed ⓘ
engineModel de Havilland Gyron Junior ⓘ
enginePlacement fuselage-mounted ⓘ
era early 1960s ⓘ
firstFlightDate 1962-04-14 ⓘ
fuelType kerosene jet fuel ⓘ
influenced later British high-speed aircraft research ⓘ
intendedMaximumSpeed around Mach 2 ⓘ
landingGearType tricycle landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Bristol Aeroplane Company ⓘ
museumDisplay Royal Air Force Museum Cosford ⓘ
linked to: RAF Museum Cosford
notableFeature extensive use of stainless-steel honeycomb structure ⓘ
highly swept thin wings ⓘ
very slender fuselage ⓘ
numberBuilt 2 ⓘ
numberOfEngines 2 ⓘ
powerplantType turbojet ⓘ
primaryRole aerodynamic heating research ⓘ
high-speed research ⓘ
materials research ⓘ
programOutcome limited success in achieving design performance ⓘ
provided data on high-temperature materials ⓘ
programType research programme ⓘ
researchArea skin temperature at supersonic speed ⓘ
structural behavior of stainless steel at high temperature ⓘ
thermal expansion effects ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
tailConfiguration conventional tail ⓘ
usedBy Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Aircraft Establishment ⓘ
wingConfiguration mid-wing ⓘ

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Rolls-Royce Olympus → usedInAircraft → Bristol Type 188 (testbed) ⓘ
subject linked to: Rolls-Royce Olympus turbojet
Armstrong Siddeley Viper → notableApplication → Bristol 188 (testbed) ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Type 188 (testbed)
Bristol Siddeley Orpheus → usedIn → Bristol T.188 (prototype) ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Type 188 (testbed)