Blackburn B-2
| Blackburn B-2 | |
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| Type: | two-seat trainer aircraft |
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| First flight: |
December 10, 1931 |
| Commissioning: |
1932 |
| Number of pieces: |
42 |
The Blackburn B-2 was a two-seat trainer aircraft . Like its predecessors in the successful Bluebird series, the model was a double-decker with a rigid landing gear and an in- line engine , but with an all-metal hull in a shell construction. A characteristic feature were the two seats next to each other for the trainer and the student pilot.
The model's first flight was on December 10, 1931, and from 1932 the model was supposed to assert itself against the Tiger Moth from de Havilland . Different engines should move the project forward. Ultimately, however, only the competitor benefited from the boom in flight training in the 1930s.
Military use
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
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| crew | 2 |
| length | 7.39 m |
| span | 9.19 m |
| height | 2.74 m |
| Wing area | 22.85 m² |
| Empty mass | 533 kg |
| Takeoff mass | 839 kg |
| drive | a 4-cylinder in-line engine de Havilland Gipsy Major I with 132 HP or a 4-cylinder in-line engine Cirrus Hermes IVA with 121 HP |
| Top speed | 180 km / h |
| Max. Range | 515 km |
See also
literature
- David Donald (Ed.): The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Aerospace Publishing, 1997, ISBN 1-85605-375-X .
- AJ Jackson: Blackburn Aircraft since 1909. Putnam, London 1968, ISBN 0-370-00053-6 .
- AJ Jackson: British Civil Aircraft since 1919. Volume 1. Putnam, London 1974, ISBN 0-370-10006-9 .
Web links
Commons : Blackburn B-2 - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
