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1948
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586 F II G HI MAY 27TH, 1948 NEW TYPE BRISTOL 170 (MILITARY VERSION) A Made-to-Measure Trooper / Freigh ter A one of the more familiar of post-warcivil aircraft, the Bristol Type 170 isnot generally known to have beendesigned during the war primarily for military requirements. To meet the need for an air-craft which could air-lift such equipment as guns, carrie'rs and 3-ton trucks, the type firsttook shape on the Bristol drawing boards at the time of the Chindit operations, the designers working closely withmilitary air-support specialists. The war so progressed that the Tvpe 170 saw no militaryservice, and it was not until September, 1946, when the Canadian army displayed interest in a Bristol Freighterthen touring North America, that the military potentiali- ties of the type were reconsidered. Tests ,at an armycamp in Manitoba showed the "170" to be capable of carrying practically any gun or vehicle, wheeled ortracked, available to the Canadian army. Canadian paratroopers are reported to have become quickly accus-tomed to the machine and, at an exercise, to have taken exactly 2.\ minutes to unload a hold-full of heavy equip-ment and to get it into action. Reports from the Canadian army were, in fact, so encouraging that the Bristol Aero- A 25-pounder gunjhowitzer shackled in position in the cargo hold of the New Type 170. plane Company decided, once again, to offer a military version of the New Type 170 (see Flight of February 19, 1948) and to present it side-by-side with the various civil marks. All the innovations incorporated in the civil variants of the New Type 170 are present in the military model. The makers claim that loading tests, checked by stop- watch, have proved that the nose-opening doors of the 170 are superior to the rear-loading doors of well-known Ambulance version for 28 stretcher cases. As a troop transport jar 30 equipped troops Supply-dropping containers under the wing of the New Type Bristol 170 (Military Version). A total of eight 350 Ib containers can be carried externally and twenty internally. Arranged for 20 paratroops and containers.
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