Blackburn Airedale Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co Ltd, Brough

First Flight:

October 1925

Airedale:

2 - Blackburn

Type Specification

Applies to:

Blackburn R.2 Airedale

Type:

Deck-landing reconnaissance monoplane to Air Ministry Specification 37/22

Wing:

Parasol monoplane with unswept, thick section wings. Wooden structure with fabric covering

Fuselage:

Semi-monocoque fuselage of wooden structure with fabric covering

Tail Unit:

Braced tailplane at top of fuselage with sigle fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Crossaxle type main gear fixed to fuselage lower longeron by radius rod and oleo. Tail skid

Power Plant:

One 385 hp Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar III air cooled radial engine in the nose

Accommodation:

Crew of three. Pilot in open cockpit ahead of wing with cabin for navigator. Behing wing was gunners position

Armament:

Fixed forward firing Vickers, a Lewis gun on a Scarff ring for gunner and bombs on racks under fuselage

Span:

46 ft

Length:

36 ft 4 in

Height:

14 ft 3 in

Wing Area:

Unknown

All-up:

4,942 lb

Max Speed:

120 mph at sea level

Preserved in British Museums

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