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1950
1950 - 0338.PDF
228 FLIGHT*, PROJECTS FROM THE PAST MANY readers will be interested to learn of Bristol air-craft types which, because of policy changes or forother, reasons, never progressed beyond the project, drawing-board or early constructional stages. Commencing in each case with the type number, these are identified below: — 7 (F.3A). Three-seater fighter. Tractor biplane. 250 h.p. Rolls- Royce engine. Single-engined development of T.T.A., Type 6. 9 (R.2A). Two-seater tractor biplane for reconnaissance. 120 h.p. Beardmore engine. First thoughts on F.2A. 18 (Scout E). Single-seater tractor biplane Scout with 200 h.p. Ricardo-Halford cruciform engine. 19. Single-seater pusher biplane Scout. Ricardo-Halford cruciform engine. 22 (F.2C). Two-seater tractor biplane for fighting and reconnais- sance. 200 h.p. Salmson radial engine. 22A. Another F.2C variant, to take the 320 h.p. A.B.C. Dragonfly engine. Later developed into the Badger. 22B. Similar to Type 22, but with B.R.2 rotary engine. (250 h.p.) 31 (Grampus Mk. I). Single-engined tractor biplane for passengers or cargo. Siddeley Tiger engine (500 h.p. double Puma). 33 (Pullman (40) ). Forty-seater passenger triplane. Four Siddeley Tiger engines in central engine room driving twin tractor air- screws. Forerunner of the Tramp (Type 37). 34 (F.2B seaplane). Three-seater tourer with float undercarriage. Wolseley Viper engine. 35. Two-seater biplane float amphibian for shipboard use. Jupiter engine. To same Spec, as Fairey Pintail and Pamall Puffin. 38 (U.S.A. A.H.2). Two-seater fighter biplane with float under- carriage. Wolseley Viper engine. 39 (A.H.I). A single-seat version of the above. 41. Two-seater tractor biplane seaplane with 120 h.p. Beardmore engine. Tourer variant for use in Canada. 42 (Grampus Mk. II). Four-seater commercial tractor biplane with 140 h.p. R.A.F. 4A engine. Smaller version of Grampus I. 43 (Grampus Mk. IV). Eight-seater cargo or passenger biplane with four Lucifer engines. 44 (Tramp Boat). Tractor triplane flying boat with four Siddeley Pumas in central engine room. 45 (Scandinavian Tourer). Tourer version of Type 40. Two-seater tractor biplane with wheel or ski undercarriage and Siddeley Puma engine. 49. Three-seat tractor biplane tourer. Lucifer engine. 50 (Mail Carrier). Pullman variant. Designed for mail-carrying and Jiaving two tractor and two pusher propellers driven by four Liberty' engines. 51 (Lucifer Boat). Four-seater pusher biplane flying boat with Lucifer engine. 54. Single-seat tractor monoplane with float undercarriage and Jupiter engine. 55. Long-range bomber. Tractor biplane with Rolls-Royce Condor engine. 56. Twin-engined tractor biplane troop carrier, with two Napier Lion engines. 57 (Grampus Mk. V). Tractor biplane for'comniercial use. Two 200 h.p. Hall Scott engines. As Grampus IV, with alternative engines. 58. Tractor biplane for commercial use. Eight seats. Liberty engine. Developed into Type 62. 59. As above, but with Jupiter engine. Developed into Type 75. 60. Three-seat cantilever tractor monoplane with Lucifer engine. 61. Three-seat amphibian monoplane with Jupiter engine driving pusher propeller. 63 (5 h.p. Monoplane). Single-seater sporting monoplane designed for an engine of 5 h.p. 64 (Speed Monoplane). High-speed single-seater tractor monoplane designed for a 3,000 h.p. engine. 65 (Man-powered Aeroplane). A pusher biplane designed to be driven by human power. (N-B.: Types 63, 64 and 65 were design-studies for lecture purposes) 66 (Hydrovane Boat). Single-engined flying boat with twin pusherpropellers and hydrovanes. Napier Lion engine. 67. Two-seat tractor biplane for fighting and reconnaissance. NapierLion ngine. 68. Three-seat tractor biplane for Fleet gunnery spotting. NapierLion engine. Same Spec, as Avro Bison. 69. Two-seat tractor biplane for reconnaissance. Napier Lion engine. 70. Two-seat tractor monoplane for reconnaissance. Napier lionengine. 71. Three-seat tractor triplane for coastal defence. Napier. Cub.engine. Same Spec, as Blackburn Cubaroo. 74. Twenty-six seater tractor triplane for commercial use. Three Jupiter engines. Same Spec, as A.W. Argosy.80. Two-seat tractor monoplane fighter with Jupiter engine. Monoplane version of Fighter C, Type 78.82. Coastal defence tractor biplane with two Napier Lion engines. Same Spec, as Avro Ava.86A. Projected three-seater version of Rolls-Royce Tourer. 87. Three-seat tractor biplane for Fleet reconnaissance. Alternative amphibian undercarriage. Jupiter engine. Same Spec, as Fairey Ferret and Short Sturgeon. 94. Single-seat pusher biplane fighter. Jupiter engine. 97. Commercial biplane with Jupiter engine. For ImperialAirways. Same Spec, as D.H.61. 98. Single-seat sporting aircraft with Bristol Cherub engineCleaned-up derivative of Brownie. 100. Commercial tractor biplane for Imperial Airways. Two Jupiterengines. Same Spec, as D.H.66. 102A. Single-seat fighter biplane with Jupiter engine. Derivedfrom Badminton. 102B. Floatplane version of above. 103. High-speed single-seater monoplane with Mercury engine. 104. Single-seater light monoplane with Cherub engine. 106. Two-seat general purpose biplane D.H.9A replacement) withJupiter engine. 108. Biplane heavy bomber with two Jupiter VII engines. SpecB.19/27. Ill A. Commercial monoplane with three Jupiter engines. 111B. Smaller version, with three Titan engines. 112. Single-seat low-wing monoplane fighter with 37 mm C.O.W.gun and Mercury III engine. Spec. F.29/27. 113. Commercial biplane with three Jupiter XI engines. ForImperial Airways. Same Spec, as H.P. Hannibal. 114. Commercial biplane with Jupiter XI engine. Larger version ofType 110A. 115. Monoplane troop carrier wtih three Jupiters. Spec. C.16/28. 116. Biplane troop carrier with three Jupiters. Spec. C.16/28. 117. Twin-engined biplane freighter. Two Jupiters, similar toVickers Vellore. 119. Trainer development of Bulldog, but with greater wing area.Mercury engine. Preceded Type 124. 121. Two-seat general purpose biplane with gun turret. Spec.G.4/31. As Type 120, with torpedo added. 122. As Type 121, but with pilot's cockpit forward of leading edge. 125. Two-seat low-wing monoplane for general purposes. Spec.G.4/31. Variant of Type 122. 126. High-wing version of above. Variant of Type 122. 127. Single-seat fighter tractor monoplane with Rolls-Royce Kestrelengine. Spec. F.7/30. 128. As above, but with Mercury engine. 129. Single-seat fighter. Pusher monoplane. Mercury engine. Spec. F.7/30. (N.B.: Types 126, 127, 128 and 129 were alternatives to Types 123 and 133.) 131. Twin-engined monoplane bomber. Pegasus engines. Spec. B.9/32. 132. Two-seater low-wing monoplane fighter with Hydra engine.Construction started but cancelled. 134. High-speed tractor monoplane designed for mail-carrying andpowered with a Pegasus engine. 135. Commercial monoplane with two Aquila engines. First layout.Developed into Type 142/143. 136. Monoplane bomber with Perseus engine. Spec. P.27 / 32. 137A. Twin-engined 14-seat airliner. Development of Type 130. 137B. Twin-engined freighter and passenger aircraft. Developmentof Type 130. 139. Biplane freighter with Pegasus engine. For Canada. Civilversion of Type 122. 140. Two-seater monoplane fighter with Perseus engine drivingpusher propeller. Spherical nose turret. Spec. F.5/33. 141. Three-seater monoplane fighter with two Aquila engines and aspherical nose turret. Spec. F.22/33. 144. Twin-engined monoplane bombeT to Spec. B.3/34. Perseusengines. Bomber development of Type 130. 145A. Long-range monoplane with twin Phoenix engines. 145B. Alternative version of above. 147. Two-seater fighter monoplane with four-gun turret and Perseusengine. Spec. F.9/35. Same Spec, as B.P. Defiant. 150. Twin-engined torpedo bomber (shore-based) with Perseusengines. Spec. M.15/35. Development of Blenheim. 151. High-speed aircraft with Hercules engine. Spec. 35/35Design study only. 153. Single-seat day and night fighter with Hercules engine. Spec.F.37/35. Fighter version of Type 151. 154. Four-engined high-wing monoplane for civil use. Twenty-fourpassengers. Four Aquila engines. Similar to Avro 642. Replace- ment for Fokker F.VII. 155. Twin-engined composite bomber with two Taurus engines. Spec. B.18/38. Developed into A.W. Albemarle.i. A "slim-fuselage" development of the Beaufighter. 158. 159. Long-range bomber with four Hercules engines and 4-cannon turrets. Spec. B.i/39. Construction started but cancelled in 1940. 161. Bomber derivative of Beaufighter with two Hercules or Griffon. Spec. B.7/40. Developed into Buckingham. 162. Single-engined close-support bomber with Mercury engine. Spec. B.20/40. 165. Brigand Mk. II (trainer) with two Centaurus engines. Alternative to Buckmaster. 169. Photographic reconnaissance version of Buckingham for use in S.E. Asia. Cancelled.
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