Blackburn B-54 Aircraft

B-54

Production Details

Design Company:

Blackburn and General Aircraft Ltd, Brough

First Flight:

20 September 1949

B-54:

2 - Blackburn and General Aircraft Ltd

B-88:

1 - Blackburn and General Aircraft Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Blackburn B-54

Type:

Carrier-borne, anti-submarine aircraft

Wing:

Low wing cantilever, inverted gull wing monoplane of all metal construction.

Fuselage:

All metal, semi-monocoque construction

Tail Unit:

Cantilever tailplane mounted at base of fin with dihedral. Single rudder

Landing Gear:

Retractable tricycle undercarriage. Each unit has a single wheel, nose gear retacts rearwards into fusleage. Main gear retracts inward into wing

Power Plant:

One 2,000 hp Rolls-Royce Griffon 56 engine in nose driving contra-rotating three bladed propellers

Accommodation:

Crew of three seated inline in enclosed cockpits

Armament:

Large enclosed bomb bay under wing

Span:

44 ft 2 in

Length:

42 ft 5 in

Height:

17 ft 3 in

Wing Area:

Unknown

All-up:

13,729 lb

Max Speed:

251 mph

Preserved in British Museums

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