Blackburn Beagle Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co Ltd, Brough

First Flight:

18 February 1928

Beagle:

1 - Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Blackburn B.T.1 Beagle

Type:

Single-engined day bomber and long-range reconnaissance aircraft to Specification 23/25

Wing:

Single bay biplane with staggered, swept, equal span wings. Construction of wooden spars and ribs with fabric covering. Ailerons on all four wings

Fuselage:

Fuselage mounted on lower wing, of metal structure forward with wooden structure aft. Metal covering forward and fabric covering aft

Tail Unit:

Fin with balanced rudder with strut braced tailplane at base of fin

Landing Gear:

Divided type. Main wheels on oleo leg connected to wing and radius rod and axle connected to fuselage. Tail skid

Power Plant:

One 460 hp Bristol Jupiter VIIIF air-cooled radial engine in the nose driving a two bladed propeller

Accommodation:

Tandem open cockpits for pilot and observer. Pilot is level with upper wing trailing edge with observer aft of wing

Armament:

Single forward firing Vickers machine gun and one Lewis gun on mount around observers cockpit. Single 18 in torpedo under fuselage or bombs could be carried

Span:

45 ft 6 in

Length:

33 ft 1 in

Height:

11 ft 9 in

Wing Area:

570 sq ft

Tare:

3,495 lb

All-up:

6,120 lb

Speed:

140 mph at 5,000 ft

Climb:

740 ft/min at 5,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

16,000 ft

Endurance:

3.5 hours

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