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1950
1950 - 0332.PDF
222 BRISTOL CAVALCADE 1. Type 118. 1931. A \fersatile general-purpose aircraftof compact desieftrSjhe Tyfce 118 was of all-Biet%l construction and was pnwpnAm\^ Jifcifir XF engine. \lt %as developed 2. Type 120.^193L \^ tyP^Ls^5 We \p& Bristolmachine to have an enfcosed gun turret": Colloquially known as the " parrot cage " this was manually operated, but was theforerunner of a series of outstanding power-driven turrets developed for later types of aircraft byof the Bristol Company. A single Lev the pilot had anmade for a turret. A bon he armametgun was The Type 120service as a 3. Type 105 Probably the mosthe Bulldog, the first in May, 1927.*! contrac- traditionaP arma-retained. Qbn- aiiorded anhad pleasant over 170 m.p.h. atb h RA divisionand achronized Vickers fcg,~.-- Provision wascase under tire fugelve dfieking a% of the 1 of'ijp to 500 lb coolabe slung ext&rnally.not produced in "quantity but gave viluable l"f&r the" Mercury engine.(Bulldog I). 1927. ~ famous of all Bristol single-seat fighters,prototype of which is deputed, wajs first The engine was a-superchargedtion was used for fuselage aod wir ment of two synchronizedsidering that it Was a bij exceptionally wide J&eld of view; It wasflying characteristics, and a speed of 10,000ft. Later variants were adopted not only by the R.A.F.but by seven other air forces. Span, 33ft ioin. 4. Bulldog I (Second Prototype). 1927. Little, if any,information has previously been published on this Bulldog development which, as will be seen, had wings of greatlyincreased area, with a view to securing a higher rate of climb and ceiling.5. Bulldog II Prototype (Lengthened Fuselage). 1928. The specimen shown was the first Bulldog to have thelengthened fuselage, subsequently standardized, and will be seen to differ considerably from the first prototype.6. BuUdog II (Production Type). 1928. Illustrated is the first production type Bulldog II, with Jupiter VII engine andequipped to full R.A.F. standards. 7. Bulldog II (Early Service Type). 1929. BulldogJ9576, the subject of this photograph, was one of the first batch delivered to the R.A.F. and bears the markings of No. 3Squadron, Upavon. R.A.F. Bulldogs from K1079 onwards
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