Boulton Paul Balliol Aircraft



Sea Balliol T.21, Cosford

Production Details

Design Company:

Boulton Paul Aircraft Ltd, Wolverhampton

First Flight:

26 May 1947

P.108 Balliol T.1:

3 - Boulton Paul

Balliol T.2:

166 - Boulton Paul 30 - Blackburn Aircraft

Sea Balliol T.21:

30 - Boulton Paul

Type Specification

Applies to:

Boulton Paul P.108 Balliol T.2

Type:

Advanced trainer

Wing:

Low wing cantilever monoplane. All metal construction

Fuselage:

All metal monocoque

Tail Unit:

Cantilever monoplane type, all metal

Landing Gear:

Retractable main gear retracts inward into wing. Tail wheel

Power Plant:

One 1,245 hp Rolls-Royce Merlin 35 in nose

Accommodation:

Enclosed cockpit with side by side seating for two

Armament:

Single Browning machine gun in port wing. Four 60 lb rockets under the wings

Dimensions

Span:

39 ft 4 in

Length:

35 ft 11 in

Height:

12 ft 6 in

Wing Area:

250 sq ft

Weights

Empty:

6,730 lb

Loaded:

8,410 lb

Performance

Max Speed:

288 mph

Initial Climb:

1,790 ft/min

Service Ceiling:

32,500 ft

Range:

660 miles

Preserved in British Museums

Balliol T.2:

WN149 - Boulton Paul Association, Wolverhampton - Restoration WN516 - North East Aircraft Museum, Sunderland - Cockpit Stored WN534 - Boulton Paul Association, Wolverhampton - Cockpit Restoration

Sea Balliol T.21:

WL732 - Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford Airfield - Display

Web Sites

http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/boulton-paul-sea-balliol-t-21.htm