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1948
1948 - 1423.PDF
BRITISH CIVIL AIRCRAFT (Compiled by " Flight." Copyright) Make and Designation General Category PowerPlant Max Power (or Thrust) at Height (ft) Span (ft)(in) Length (ft) (in) Wing Area (sq ft) Normal Gross Weight (Ib) Max Speed at Height (m.p.h.) (ft) Max Cruising Speed at Height Jf Initial Rate of Climb (ft/min) Loads and Ranges Payload (Ib) Avro Tudor III Avro Tudor IV Bristol 167 (Brabazon I, Mark 2) General Aircraft Universal Handle/ Page Hermes IV Handley Page Hermes V Handley Page Hermes VI Saunders-Roe S.R.45 Short Solent Airspeed Ambassador Armstrong Whit- worth Apollo Armstrong Whit- worth Apollo Bristol New-Type 170 Vickers-Armstrongs Viking IB Vickers-Armstrongs Nene-Viking Vickers-Armstrongs Viscount Vic kers-Armstrongs Viscount Airspeed Consul ... Avro XIX ... De Havilland Dove... Miles Marathon Percival Prince Portsmouth Aerocar Short Sealand Sponson Tribian Vickers-Supermarine Sea Otter Auster Autocrat ... Auster Avij... Chrislea Super Ace, Series II Elliott (Newbury) Eon Planet Satellite Slingsby Motor Tutor Long-range " V.I.P." transport Long-range transport Long-range transport Short-range transport Medium/long-range transport Medium-range transport Medium/long-range transport Long-range transporc flying boat Medium/long-range transport flying boat Medium-range transport Medium-range transport Medium-range transport Short/medium-range • transport Medium-range transport Short-range transport (experimental) Medium-range transport Medium-range transport Short-range transport Short-range transport Short-range transport Short-range transport Short-range transport Short-range transport Short-range transport amphibian Short-range amphibian Short-range transport amphibian Taxi, club or private- owner type Taxi or private-owner type Taxi or private-owner type Taxi or private-owner type Taxi or private-owner type Club or private-owner type 4 Rolls-Royce Merlin 621 4 Rolls-Royce Merlin 621 8 Bristol Proteus 4 Bristol Her- cules 761 4 Bristol Her- cules 763 4 Bristol Theseus 763 4 Bristol Hercules 763 10 Bristol Proteus 4 Bristol Hercules 637 2 Bristol Cen- taurus 661 4 A.S. Mamba 4 Rolls-Royca Merlin 35 2 Bristol Hercules 638 2 Bristol Hercules 634 2 Rolls-Royce Nene 4 Rolls-Royce Dart 4 Napier Naiad 2 A.S. Cheetah 10 2 A.S. Cheetah 15 2 D.H. Gipsy Queen 70 A D.H. Gipsy Oueen 71 2 Alvis Leonides 2 Cirrus Major 3 2 D.H. Gipsy Queen 70 See Remarks I Bristol Mercury 30 I Cirrus Minor 2 I D.H. Gipsy Major 10 I D.H. Gipsy Major 10 I D.H. Gipsy Major 10 I D.H. Gipsy Queen 31 I Aeronca- J.A.P. 6,620 h.p. 16,750 6,620 h.p. 16,750 28,000 e.h.p. approx 8,000 h.p. 15,500 8,000 h.p. 15,500 8,000 h.p. 15,500 8,000 h.p. 15,500 35,000 e.h.p. approx 7,180 h.p. 7,250 Engines initially de-rated 4,580 h.p. sea level 4,980 h.p. 11,500 3,590 h.p. 7,250 3,590 h.p. 7,250 10,0001b sea- level static 4,000 h.p.+ I,3001b static 6,000 h.p.+ 9601b static 710 h.p. 7,000 810 h.p. 4,000 690 h.p. 7,750 1,380 h.p. 7,750 880 h.p. 8,750 310 h.p. sea level 690 h.p. 7,750 300 h.p. approx 855 h.p. 4,500 100 h.p. sea level 145 h.p. sea level 145 h.p. sea level 145 h.p. sea level 250 h.p. sea level 37 h.p. sea level 120 0 120 0 |230 0 162 0 113 0 113 0 113 0 219 6 112 9 115 0 92 0 92 0 108 0 89 3 89 3 89 0 89 0 79 85 177 99 97 97 97 146 89 81 70 70 68 65 65 74 74 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 II II 4 2 3 6 6 1,421 1,421 5,317 2,916 1,408 1,408 1,408 — 1,687 MED 1,200 986 986 1,487 882 882 885 885 (ypOJ HEAVY TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT No. of Pas- sengers Range Speed Height at at(miles) "(m.p.h.) Remarks 78,760 80,000 291,200 approx 95,000 82,000 84,000 82,000 1292,300 approx 75,000 Well over 300 m.p.h. Well over 300 m.p.h. Well over 300 m.p.h. 240 13,500 357 20,000 351 15.000 357 20,000 Over 350 m.p.h. 268 7,200 282" "20,000 282 20,000 170 8,000 — 298 24,000 342 25,000 298 25,000 247 4,700 JM TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT 52,000 800 800 — 1,020 1,950 1,080 916 3,130 10,504 21,730 13,700 13,600 15,800 10,400 10 32 00 4,000 2,910 _ 210 210 _ 10,000 10,000 _ 36,998 43,150 40,000 34,000 34,000 40,500 43,500 224 6,500 304 10,000 408 10,000 331 20,000 370 25,000 312 21,500 305 12,500 305 10,000 207 4,500 263 10,000 393 10,000 See Remarks See Remarks LIGHT TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT 175 4,800 156 6,000 1,180 190 5,000 175 5,000 790 210 8,000 202 8,000 850 230 6.300 200 — 1,550 222 5.000 185 5,000 1,050 164 5,000 183 6,200 | 174 6,600 [ 815 — — — — 140 approx — 900, 0 39 9 610 10,000 150 5.000 — 795 53 56 57 65 56 42 59 46 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 42 39 52 42 26 42 39 4 3 6 1 10 3 2 9 348 440 335 500 365 _ 350 610 8,250 10,400 8,500 16,500 10,650 3,950 8,700 10,000 1,570 2,100 2,040 1,080 1,275 See Remarks 1,675 1,850 9,195 7,500 7,500 8,000 See Remarks See Remarks See Remarks See Remarks PRIVATE-OWNER, CLUB AND TAXI AIRCRAFT 36 36 36 37 32 43 0 4 0 0 6 4 23 23 21 25 26 20 5 6 6 0 3 10 185 185 177 173 153 • 70 1,850 2,550 2,342 2,350 2,905 790 120 113 sea level sea level 126 2,000 136 1,000 208 level 100 100 sea level sea level I 12 2,000 116 1,000 1.91 2,000 60 sea level 568 520 750 675 1,450 975 1,560 1,812 2,800 1,760 500 See Remarks See Remarks 608 780 780 880 32-36 5 8 8 18 8 5 7 4-5 3 4 4 4 4 I 1,455 170 8,000 40 40 40 Up to 100 30 40 See Remarks 24-31 24-31 — 24-27 24-27 32-36 2,000 2,000 ' 2,000 See Remarks 1,817 1,750 1,000 1,000 1,270 1,700 310 1,725 298 335 298 207 240 305 290 162 210 393 276 25,000 30,000 25,000 — 20,000 20,000 20,000 5,000 10,000 10,000 20,000 1,725 640 356 500 900 800 1,000 305 510 320 500 Over 400 1,000 200 316 25,000 143 155 165 175 140 136 127 100 10,000 3,000 8,000 10.000 10,000 5,000 10,000 5,000 100 1,000 100 1,000 112 2,000 60 1,000 Day and night accommodation for 8 passengers. Max range is 4,000 miles. Prototype (Mk. I) will fly with Centaurus piston engines. Aircraft can be adapted for 90 pas- sengers and 7,0001b of baggage or freight. Max range 3,500 miles. Max range 2,820 miles. Max range 3,940 miles. Max range 5,000 miles. Max range (II passengers), 3,162 miles. 40 passengers and luggage weigh 8,3601b. Max range is 1,500 miles. Max range is 1,520 miles. Range and load figures apply to Freighter. Total disposable load is 10,7501b. Climbs to 10,000ft in 3 mins. Recommended cruising speed is 276 m.p.h. at 20,000ft. Total disposable load is 13,O50lb. Recommended cruising speed is 316 m.p.h. at 25,000ft. Total disposable load is 15,8001b. Six passengers can be carried for 455 miles. Nine-passenger version available. Up to eleven passengers may be carried (no lavatory). Experimental version with two A.S, Mambas is under development. Can be equipped for air survey. Floatplane version available. Bom- bardier engines may be fitted. Typical payload is 7 passengers and luggage. Version with Alvis Leo- nides engines under development. Gipsy Major or Cirrus engines. Max range is 690 miles. Disposable load is 3,5OOIb. Wheels detach- able, allowing 3301b more payload. Take-off run (5-m.p.h. wind) is 212 yds. Take-off distance (5-m.p.h. wind) is 130 yds. Range can be increased to 550 miles. 3-seater (2,1501b) and 2-seater (1.950 Ib) have increased performance. Range (pilot only) is 2,450 miles. Take-off run to 50ft is 310 yd. May be available in kit or semi-kit form. HM B W ( 0 Co
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