Orville G Barnum and Lansing (Ed) Ratelle
Portland OR.
USA
Circa 1931 biplane builder
Aircraft
Barnes 1910 Monoplane
Englishman G.N.Barnes flew a monoplane of his own design at Wolverhampton in July 1910.
Barling NB-3
The Barling NB-3, powered with a Velie 55 hp engine, was planned for student, transport, and passenger use. The NB-3 featured a worm type gear adjustable stabiliser. Cruise was 87 mph.
Barling NBL-1
Designer Walter Barling went to America, where General ‘Billy’ Mitchell provided him with a $375,000 contract, let by Engineering Division, McCook Field, to build a bomber capable of carrying a 2268-kg / 5000-lb bombload for 12 hours at 160 kph (100 mph). Not surprisingly the Barling NBL-1 bore a strong resemblance to the Tarrant Tabor, though its triplane wings spanned 3.35 m (11 ft) less and its six 12-cylinder Liberty engines were all mounted on the same level, between the lower and middle wings. On 22 August 1923 from Wilbur Wright Field at Dayton, Ohio, whence it had been railroaded from the Witteman-Lewis Aircraft Company’s works in New Jersey where it was constructed.
As AS64215, Barling was aboard for that 20-minute maiden flight and later that year the Barling bomber flew to the Inter¬national Air Race at St Louis with Major General Mason Patrick, chief of the Army Air Service, as a passenger. It later carried a 2000-kg (4408-lb) load up to 2,050 m (6722 ft).
But with Billy Mitchell’s proposed bomb load the burly Barling could not top 160 kph (100 mph) and had a range of 275 km (170 miles) rather than the 1930 km (1200 miles) the general wanted. It flew around (slowly) for years, appearing as a curiosity at airshows, and was eventually broken up in 1928, save for its ten huge undercarriage wheels which are preserved at Wright-Patterson Air Force base from where the triplane made its first flight.
Barlatier and Blanc 1906 powered kite
This monoplane-like kite of Barlatier and Blanc (France) was powered by a small engine (1.25 to 2.25 hp) driving two tractor propellers. It was a proof-of-concept model for a planned bigger machine, and was tested in the spring of 1906, showing “remarkable stability”.
The designers and builders were M. Barlatier, president of the Automobile-Club de Marseille and M. Blanc, a lawyer.
Barkley-Grow T8P-1
This aircraft was built in a small hanger at the Detroit City Airport, Michign, and operated in the Canadian north into the sixties. It was a flexable aircraft for the bush as it could operate on wheels, skis or floats. The pictured plane was Canadian registered and operated by Pacific Western Airlines.
The design incorporated a multispar stressed-skin wing with two X-spars patented by A. S. Barkley (US patent #2,122,709 to Barkley in 1938) that eliminated the need for ribs or bulkheads in the wing.
The initial example made its first flight in April 1937, piloted by Frank Cordova.
After a series of demonstration flights, the prototype went to Canada where it was registered CF-BVE.
Canadian Car & Foundry obtained the world-wide distributing rights for all but the United States.
Only 11 T8P-1s were constructed. Canadian Car demonstrated the aircraft to the Department of Defence but apart from selling only one aircraft to the RCAF, no government orders were obtained. The RCAF preferred the Beech 18.
Receiving ATC 662 and priced at $37,500, those built include prototype NX18388=CF-BVE=NC18388, NC18470, NX26400=CF-BQM, NC26496=CF-BTX, YRAHA=OB-GGK, CF-BLV, CF-BMG, CF-BMV, CF-BMW, some on twin EDO floats.
As a robust aircraft, three T8P-1 survived into the late 1960s.
Through the purchase of Yukon Southen Air Transport, Mackenzie Air Service and Prairie Airways, CPAL acquired a total of six Barkley-Grows.
The prototype aircraft, CF-BVE, was sold in 1945 and BMG and BTX were written off. CF-BLV, BMV, BMW and BQM served until late 1949/early 1950 when replaced by more modern aircraft.
CF-BQM was being restored at the Aeo Space Museum in Calgary, Canada.
T8P-1
Engine: Pratt & Whitney Junior, 400 hp
Wingspan: 50 ft 8 in
Length: 36 ft 2 in
Height: 9 ft 7.5 in
Empty weight: 5880 lb
Loaded weight: 8750 lb
Max speed: 220 mph at 5000 ft
Cruise: 185 mph at 10,000 ft
ROC: 1400 fpm
Cruise range: 1000 mi
Crew: 2
Passengers: 8
Barkley-Grow Aircraft Corp
Archibald Barkley had worked with the Wright brothers on their gliders prior to their first powered flight.
In 1931 Barkley had constructed an aircraft of his own design incorporating his patent multi-spar, stressed skinned wing with no ribs o bulkheads but of exceptional strength. This aircraft, except for the wings, was destroyed on its maiden flight.
Established in 1935 to manufacture an eight-seat twin-engined light transport aircraft designated Barkley-Grow T8P-1. Similar in appearance to the Lockheed Electra, the design incorporated a multispar stressed-skin wing patented by A. S. Barkley that eliminated the need for ribs or bulkheads in the wing.
1937: (Archibald S) Barkley-(Harold B) Grow Aircraft Corp,
13210 French Rd,
Detroit MI.
USA
1940: Acquired by Aviation Mfg Corp (AVCO), absorbed into Vultee.
Barkers 1909 biplane
Very little is known about this French Voisin-like biplane, powered by a 50 hp Anzani engine weighing 120 kg in running order and equipped with a Chauvière propeller and Bergougnan tyres. It was perhaps flown by Louis Cottereau Jr, probably son of the Dijon car manufacturer and bicycle racer of the same name. There is no solid evidence for the “Barkers” ID of this machine, which is only known from a single postcard, only circumstantial indications.
Barillon No. 3 monoplane
The 1911 Barillon No. 3 monoplane was designed and built by Pierre Barillon in France.
Span: 26’3″
Length: 29’6″
Weight: 990 lb
Speed: 80 mph
Barillon Monoplane No. 2
The 1909 Barrillon Monoplane No. 2 was designed and built in France by Pierre Barillon.
