Grahame-White was an early British aircraft manufacturer, flying school and later manufacturer of cyclecars.
The company was established as Grahame-White Aviation Company by Claude Grahame-White at Hendon in 1911. The firm built mostly aircraft of its own design, including the successful Type XV, but during World War I produced Morane-Saulnier types under licence for the British military. The company ceased aircraft manufacturing operations in 1920.
In the same year the company was renamed Grahame-White Company Ltd. and manufactured cyclecars until 1924 when the company ceased its operations completely.
Aircraft
Grahame-White Baby Grahame-White Type VI Grahame-White Type VII Popular Grahame-White Type X Charabanc Grahame-White Type XI Grahame-White Type XIII Circuit of Britain biplane/scout Grahame-White Type XV Grahame-White Type 18 Grahame-White G.W.19 (License-built Breguet Bre.5) Grahame-White Type 20 Scout (Prototype only) Grahame-White Type 21 Scout (Prototype only) Grahame-White Ganymede Grahame-White G.W.E.7 Grahame-White Bantam
Cyclecars
From 1920 onwards a very basic two-seat 3.3 hp type with air-cooled single-cylinder engine of 348 cc capacity was offered. It had a two-speed transmission with final chain drive. The car had quarter elliptical spring suspension front and rear as well as flex in the wood frame and seat cushions. In 1921 a 7 hp type with a Coventry Victor twin-cylinder engine (capacity: 689 cc) and friction drive was added for one year only followed in 1924 by a four-cylinder 10 hp type with a Dorman engine of 1,094 cc, but very few were made. The final Angus-Sanderson cars were also made in the factory.
Model Years No. of Cylinders Capacity Wheelbase3.3 hp1920–19241348 cc6' 5"7 hp1921straight-2689 cc8' 1"10 hp1924straight-41094 cc8' 1"
See also List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom
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