Bristol T.B.8

T.B.8
A Bristol T.B.8 at Cotroceni
General information
TypeTrainer/Bomber
ManufacturerBristol Aeroplane Company
Designer
Primary usersRoyal Naval Air Service
Number built54
History
Introduction date1913
First flight12 August 1913
Retired1916
Developed fromBristol-Coanda Monoplanes

The Bristol T.B.8, or Bristol-Coanda T.B.8 was an early British biplane built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company and designed by the Romanian Henri Coandă. Fifty four Bristol T.B.8s were built, being mainly used as a trainer. A small number of Bristol T.B.8s were briefly used as bombers at the start of the World War I by the Royal Naval Air Service.