In 1931 Harold C Brooks of Indianapolis IN., USA, built the Brooks AF four-cylinder, inline, water cooled, 50 hp aero engine.
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Brookland Mosquito
The Brookland Mosquito was a British amateur-built single-seater ultra-light gyroplane first flown in 1962. The Mosquito was powered by a Ernie Brooks-converted Volkswagen four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 137km/h, and in a second version 161km/h, and a range of 225km.
Versions:
Mosquito Mk.1 Hornet
Mosquito Mk.2
Mosquito Mk.3
Engine: VW 1200cc, 70 hp at 3750 rpm
Rotor diameter: 22 ft
Fuselage length: 12 ft
Height: 6 ft
Weight: 310 lb
Top speed: 80 mph
Cruise: 65 mph
ROC: 750 fpm
Brooke-Kuhnert Multi-X
Circa 1915 Brooke-Kuhnert Co built the Multi-X 24hp 230.88cu.in six-cylinder air-cooled rotary with two rows of 3 cylinders each.
Brooke-Kuhnert Non-Gyro
In 1911 Brooke-Kuhnert Co built the Non-Gyro 85hp 602.9cu.in 10 cylinder, air-cooled rotary aero-engine. It consisted of two counter-rotating rotary in tandem and would run on five cylinders.
Brooke-Kuhnert Co
Chicago IL.
USA
Circa 1911-1915 built the Non-Gyro and Multi-X aero engines.
Bronislawski Farman
A standard Farman with the ailerons locked (otherwise they would be hanging down on stationary plane) and replaced by a system of five stabilizing surfaces at each wing tip, invented by Boleslaw Bronislawski, a Polish doctor of science working in France. The plane was tested at Port-Aviation in late 1911 by Florentin Champel, who might also have been the owner of the Farman.
Bronislawski II Biplane
In 1910-1911 dr.eng. Bolesław Bronisławski developed in France the original system of the airplane steering in longitudinal axis by other means than conventional ailerons or by twisting the wingtips. His design utilized vertical axis on wingtips which had several surfaces mounted diagonally to the flight level and were rotated to achieve roll movement. Initial trials were conducted on modified Farman III aircraft. After relatively successful trials the system was further refined and installed on a new aircraft that was built utilizing large parts of Farman and tested 1911-1912.
Brokaw BJ-520 Bullet
Dr. D.F. Brokaw, with the aeronautical engineering help of Dr. Ernest R. Jones, has developed a high-speed homebuilt with good cross country capability, comfortable seating for two in tandem fashion, retractable gear, full FR capability and the ability to perform aerobatics. While the prototype took Brokaw seven years to build, offspring can be built in about three years working from plans.
At the 1983 Oshkosh Brokaw had re-engined the prototype and extended the wings.
The original powerplant was a 285-hp Continental, but the most common options are a 310-hp Continental or the 380-hp Lycoming turning a Sensenich three-blade propeller. The fuselage, wings, tail and all control surfaces are built from light alloy, while the tricycle landing gear are retractable. Stressed to 6G for aerobatics, with 322 mph top speed and a service ceiling of 28,000 feet, the Bullet ranks as a high performance homebuilt.
Engine: 380-hp Lycoming
Gross Wt. 3142 lb
Empty Wt. 2033 lb
Fuel capacity 47-92 USG
Wingspan 24 ft 4 in
Length 23 ft l0 in
Top speed 322 mph
Cruise 293 mph.
Stall 86 mph.
Climb rate 2100 fpm
Ceiling 28,000 ft
Takeoff run (50 ft) 2000 ft
Landing run (50 ft) 1300 ft
Range 1323 miles.
Brochet MB.120
The Brochet MB.120 two-seater light touring monoplane has the airframe of the three-seat MB.100 remodelled as a two-seater, lighter wings, the landing flaps of the MB.80 and a 90 hp Continental C90 engine.
Flown for the first time on 5 April 1954, the MB.120 has a steel-tube fuselage and a spring-steel cantilever undercarriage. The cabin seats two side-by-side and dual controls can be fitted.
Two prototypes were built.
Engine: 90 hp Continental C90
Wingspan: 34 ft 11 in
Length: 21 ft 3.75 in
Height: 6 ft 6.75 in
Empty weight: 1113 lb
Loaded weight: 1686 lb
Max speed: 121 mph
Cruise: 105.6 mph
Ceiling: 16,404 ft
Range: 497 mi
Seats: 2
Brochet MB.100 / MB.101
The M.B.100 three seat cabin monoplane was developed from the earlier M.B.70 and M.B.80. The M.B.101 is identical to the M.B.100 apart from the addition of an air filter and tropical finish to suit it for service in North Africa.
An initial order for eight M.B.100s and twelve M.B.101s was placed by the French Service de l’Aviation Legere Sportive which were distributed to flying clubs in France and Norg Africa.
Engine: Hirth H.M.504A-2, 100 hp
Wing span: 34 ft 11 in
Wing area: 153 sq.ft
Length: 21 ft 4 in
Height: 6 ft 7 in
Empty weight: 1023 lb
Loaded weight: 1716 lb
Max speed: 112 mph
Cruise: 102 mph
ROC: 590 fpm
Service ceiling: 11,480 ft
Range: 375 mi
Seats: 3
