Blackburn T.B Aircraft
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Production Details | |
Design Company: |
The Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co Ltd, Leeds |
First Flight: |
August 1915 |
T.B: |
9 - Blackburn, Leeds |
Type Specification | |
Applies to: |
Blackburn T.B |
Type: |
Long range Zeppelin interceptor to Admiralty specification |
Wing: |
Fabric covered wooden mainplane. Unstaggered, unswept and unequal span. Upper wing extension wire braced to steel pylon above wing. Ailerons on all four wings |
Fuselage: |
Twin fuselage on lower wing at either side of the centre section. Wooden structure with fabric covering |
Tail Unit: |
Tailplane and elevator bridge the space between fuselages with extensions outboard. Fin and rudder on each fuselage |
Landing Gear: |
Single main float under each fuselage with tail float under each rear fuselage |
Power Plant: |
Two 100 hp Gnome Monosoupape rotary engines, one in each fuselage nose |
Accommodation: |
Single seat for pilot in open cockpit in one fuselage with observer in second fuselage |
Armament: |
Rankin incendiary steel darts carried |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
60 ft 6 in |
Length: |
36 ft 6 in |
Height: |
13 ft 6 in |
Wing Area: |
585 sq ft |
Weights | |
Tare: |
2,310 lb |
All-up: |
3,500 lb |
Performance | |
Max Speed: |
86 mph |
Climb: |
12 min to 5,000 ft |
Endurance: |
4 hr |
Preserved in British Museums | |
None known | |
Web Sites | |
None known |