Blackburn Aircraft
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Model | Date | Detail |
First Monoplane | 1909 | Single-engine, single-seat high-wing monoplane aircraft. |
Second Monoplane | 1911 | Single-engine midwing monoplane aircraft. |
Mercury | 1911 | Single-engine, two-seat midwing monoplane training aircraft. |
Type B | 1912 | Single-engine, two-seat midwing monoplane training aircraft. |
Type D | 1912 | Single-engine single-seat mid-winged monoplane. |
Type E | 1912 | single-engine, midwing metal-framed monoplane. |
Type I | 1913 | Monoplane (both land and seaplane). |
Type L | 1914 | Single-engine two-seat biplane seaplane |
AD Scout | 1915 | Fighter. |
Twin Blackburn | 1915 | Twin-fuselage, two-engine, two-seat anti-Zeppelin seaplane. |
General Purpose | 1916 | Twin engine three seat seaplane biplane anti-submarine patrol bomber. |
Triplane | 1916 | Blackburn designed triplane version of Scout. |
White Falcon | 1916 | Single-engine two-seat mid-wing monoplane. |
Blackburd | 1918 | Single-engine, single-seat biplane torpedo bomber. |
N.1B | 1918 | Single-engine single seat biplane flying boat escort bomber (started; not finished; never flew). |
RT1 Kangaroo | 1918 | Reconnaissance / torpedo bomber. Twin engined biplane. 20 built. |
Sidecar | 1919 | Single-engine two-seat mid wing monoplane ultra light. |
T1 Swift | 1920 | Floatplane torpedo bomber. |
T2 Dart | 1921 | Torpedo bomber. Single seater biplane powered by a 450 hp Napier Lion IIB or the 465 hp Napier Lion V engine. Developed from the Swift. Total production was 117 aircraft. |
Alula D.H.6. | 1921 | Experimental aircraft to test the Alula wing using an Airco DH.6 fuselage |
Alula Semiquaver. | 1921 | Single-engine Alula wing conversion of the Martinsyde Semiquaver. |
R1 Blackburn | 1922 | Maritime reconnaissance with a crew of three. Single engined biplane powered by 33 of MkI and 29 MkII produced. Powered by 450 hp Napier Lion IIB or the 465 hp Napier Lion V engine. |
Pellet | 1923 | Single-engine single-seat biplane Schneider racer |
Blackburn T.4 Cubaroo | 1924 | The Blackburn T.4 Cubaroo was a prototype British biplane torpedo bomber of the 1920s. |
T.3 Velos | 1925 | Single-engine, two-seat biplane bomber floatplane. |
R.2 Airedale | 1925 | Single-engine three-seat high-wing monoplane reconnaissance. |
T5 Ripon II/IIa | 1926 | Torpedo bomber with two crew. Designed to replace the Dart. Powered by 570 hp Napier Lion engine. There were 96 aircraft produced. |
Sprat | 1926 | Single-engine two-seat biplane advanced trainer. |
Bluebird Light Seaplane | 1927 | |
RB1 Iris | 1927 | Flying boat for long-range reconnaissance. Three-engined with five crew biplane. Existed as versions I to V. Powered by three 650 hp Rolls-Royce Condor III; 675 hp Condor IIIa or 675 hp Condor IIIb; |
Bluebird | 1928 | Single-engine, two-seat biplane training/touring aircraft. |
Lincock | 1928 | Single seater fighter. |
Turcock | 1928 | Single seater fighter. |
Beagle | 1928 | Single-engine two-seat two-seat biplane bomber. |
Bluebird VI | 1929 | Single-engine, two-seat biplane training/touring aircraft. |
Nautilus | 1929 | Single-engine two-seat engine biplane fighter. |
RB2 Sydney | 1930 | Three Engined Monoplane Flying boat for long-range reconnaissance. |
Blackburn B-1 Segrave | 1930 | Two-engine, four-seat low-wing monoplane touring aircraft. |
B2 Bluebird | 1932 | Biplane trainer. 36 built with six going to Portugal. |
B-3 | 1932 | Single-engine, two-seat biplane naval torpedo bomber. |
C.A.15C | 1932 | Twin-engine ten passenger high-wing monoplane/ biplane airliner. |
Shark T-9 | 1933 | Single-engine, three-seat carrier-based biplane torpedo bomber. |
T.8 Baffin/T.5 Baffin | 1934 | Carrier based torpedo bomber. Two crew single-engined biplane. Basically a re-engined Ripon. Powered by 565 hp Pegasus IM3 engine. 29 Baffins built but another 68 Ripons were converted. |
RB3 Perth | 1934 | Flying boat for long-range reconnaissance. Three-engined with five crew biplane. Powered by 825 hp Rolls-Royce Buzzard IIMS. Only four built. |
F.3 | 1934 | Single-engine single-seat biplane fighter: built, never flew. |
B-7 | 1934 | General-purpose biplane |
B-6 Shark | 1935 | Torpedo bomber and reconnaissance. Single engine biplane with two / three crew. Powered by 700 hp Armstrong Siddeley Motors Tiger IV; 760 hp AS Tiger VI; 800 hp Pegasus III or 840 hp Pegasus IX. Replaced by the Swordfish. 238 produced. |
H.S.T.10 (or Blackburn B-9). | 1936 | Twin-engine twelve-passenger low-wing monoplane airliner. One built but never flew. |
B-24 Skua | 1937 | Single-engine, two-seat low-wing monoplane naval fighter/dive bomber. |
B-25 Roc | 1938 | Naval turret fighter. |
B-26 Botha | 1939 | Reconnaissance / torpedo bomber and crew trainer. |
B-20 | 1940 | Twin-engine, six-seat experimental monoplane retractable-hull flying boat. One built. |
B-37 Firebrand | 1942 | Single-engine, single-seat propeller naval fighter. |
B.44 | 1942 | Single-engine flying-boat fighter. |
B-45 Firebrand | 1943 | Single-engine, single-seat propeller naval fighter. |
B-46 Firebrand | 1945 | Single-engine, single-seat propeller naval fighter. |
B-48 Firecrest | 1947 | Single-engine, single-seat propeller naval strike fighter. |
Blackburn B-52 | Single-engined advanced trainer to meet Specification T.7/45. Not built. | |
B-54 / B-88 | 1949 - 1950 | Single-piston-engine, two-seat contra-rotating propeller naval anti-submarine aircraft / Single-turboprop-engine, two-seat contra-rotating propeller naval anti-submarine aircraft |
Beverley | 1950 | Four-engine, high-wing, propellers, transport aircraft.. |
Buccaneer | 1962 | Two-engine, two-seat jet naval strike aircraft to specification NA.39. |
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Other planes
- Blackburn B-107 - proposed 4 engine military transport
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See Also
Sources of Information
- The Aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing) by J. M. Bruce. Published in 1982. ISBN 0-370-30084-x
- The Encyclopedia of British Military Aircraft by Chaz Bowyer. Published in 1982. ISBN 1-85841-031-2
- [1] Wikipedia
- Warplanes of the World 1918-1939 by Michael J. H. Taylor. Published 1981. ISBN 0-7110-1078-1
- 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE