Bristol M.1

- British fighter aircraft of World War I. B ristol M.1 constructed Frank Barnwell. In constructing the plane he established that the most important feature is the speed of fi ghter aircraft and, therefore, chosen for the constructed machine system Monoplane on carefully developed aerodynamics. The prototype aircraft first flew in 1916. He had become M.1A. Tests have shown the new aircraft is fast (speed of 205 km / h at an altitude of about 2000 m) and return. However, despite the Royal Flying Corps have not ordered a new fighter initially.