Blackburn Botha Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Blackburn Aircraft Ltd, Leeds and Brough

First Flight:

28 December 1938

Botha I:

380 - Blackburn Aircraft Ltd, Brough 200 - Blackburn Aircraft Ltd, Dumbarton

Type Specification

Applies to:

Blackburn Botha I

Type:

Twin engined reconnaissance bomber

Wing:

High wing cantilever monoplane of stressed skin metal construction

Fuselage:

All metal fuselage

Tail Unit:

Cantilever tailplane at base of fin with single rudder

Landing Gear:

Main gear retract rearwards into engine nacelles. Non-retracting tailwheel

Power Plant:

Two 880 hp Bristol Perseus X engines mounted on wing in tractor configuration

Accommodation:

Crew of four in enclosed cockpit and cabin

Armament:

One forward firing Vickers and two Lewis guns in rear turret. Torpedos or bombs can be carried in the bomb bay

Span:

59 ft

Length:

51 ft

Height:

14 ft 7 in

Wing Area:

518 sq ft

Tare:

11,830 lb

All-up:

17,628 lb

Speed:

253 mph at 15,000 ft

Initial Climb:

820 ft/min

Service Ceiling:

23,600 ft

Preserved in British Museums

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