Bristol Tourer
Bristol Tourer | |
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Type: | Multipurpose aircraft |
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Manufacturer: | |
First flight: |
1919 |
Number of pieces: |
33 |
The Bristol Tourer was a civilian, as a double-decker been deliberate multi-purpose aircraft of the British manufacturer British and Colonial Airplane Company with two or three seats. It was created in the years after the First World War using many components of the Bristol Fighter . The first flight took place in 1919.
construction
The tourer was delivered with a variety of engines and adapted to the respective customer requirements. The engines included the Rolls-Royce Falcon , Siddeley Puma , Hispano-Suiza 8 and Wolseley Viper . The pilot and one or two passengers seated next to each other found space in an open cockpit. On some models, a convertible top was installed over the passenger seats; they were given the name Coupé .
use
Among the users of the Bristol Tourer was the airline Western Australian Airways , which carried out its first scheduled flights between Perth and Geraldton with this model in December 1921 .
Versions
- Type 27 - two-seater original variant with Rolls-Royce-Falcon engine, three aircraft
- Type 28 - Type 27 with hood over the rear seat
- Type 29 - version with Siddeley Puma engines, used as a company aircraft, two aircraft
- Type 45 Scandinavian Tourer - Type 29 with snow runners
- Type 47 - three-seater version
- Type 48 - Type 47 with floats
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Type 81 Puma Trainer - training version of Type 29 (one conversion, four new builds)
- Type 81A - Type 81 with modified landing gear and tail unit for the Greek armed forces, six aircraft
- Type 86 Greek Tourer - the Bristol Fighter corresponding version for the Greek armed forces, could be armed with six aircraft
- Type 88 Bulgarian Tourer - Version for the Bulgarian Post with a Wolseley Viper drive, four aircraft
Military use
Technical data (Type 28)
Parameter | Data |
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crew | 1 |
Passengers | 1 |
length | 7.95 m |
span | 12.01 m |
height | 3.07 m |
Wing area | 37.8 m² |
Empty weight | 860 kg |
Takeoff weight | 1,360 kg |
Top speed | 193 km / h |
Service ceiling | 6,100 m |
Range | 640 km |
Engines | a six-cylinder in-line Siddeley Puma engine with 179 kW |
See also
literature
- Michael JH Taylor: Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. Studio Editions, London 1989, p. 206.
- World Aircraft Information Files. File 890 Sheet 87, Bright Star Publishing, London.
Web links
- British Aircraft Directory (English) ( Memento of 30 September 2007 at the Internet Archive )
- Bristol Tourer in Australia (English)
- Photo with construction details