G-EBGG Bristol 84 Bloodhound
(c/n 6222)
The Bloodhound was developed from the famous Bristol Fighter series as
more or less a test
bed for the new Bristol Jupiter V
engine which developed some 436 h.p. To test the reliability
of the engine the aircraft made a
series of flights between Filton and Croydon in 1926. These
culminated on 8 March of that
year, the machine having completed 25,074 miles for a total air
time of 225 hours and 54 minutes with
no down time of the engine. Quite a feat in those days.
The above shot by the Bristol Aeroplane Company illustrates the
Bloodhound following this
accomplishment.