Blackburn Blackburn Kangaroo Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co Ltd, Brough

First Flight:

1918

Kangaroo:

20 - Blackburn

Type Specification

Applies to:

Blackburn Kangaroo

Type:

Reconnaissance bomber

Wing:

Three bay biplane, upper wings with extensions. Construction of wood covered with fabric. Ailerons on upper wings only

Fuselage:

Long, slim flat sided fuselage mounted on lower wing

Tail Unit:

Biplane type with twin rudders and fins

Landing Gear:

Twin two wheeled undercarriage units, one under each inner wing. Fixed tailskid

Power Plant:

Two 250 hp Rolls-Royce Falcon II engines mounted between the wings

Accommodation:

Crew of three seated in two open cockpits in the nose and one aft of the wing

Armament:

Lewis guns provided in nose and aft cockpits. Bombs to 1,000 lb

Span:

74 ft 10 in

Length:

44 ft 2 in

Height:

16 ft 10 in

Wing Area:

868 sq ft

Tare:

5,284 lb

All-up:

8,017 lb

Speed:

98 mph

Initial Climb:

480 ft/min

Absolute Ceiling:

13,000 ft

Endurance:

8 hr

Preserved in British Museums

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