Boulton & Paul Bolton Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Boulton & Paul Ltd, Norwich

First Flight:

September 1922

P.15 Bolton:

1 - Boulton & Paul

Type Specification

Applies to:

Boulton & Paul P.15 Bolton

Type:

Metal version of Bourges to Air Ministry specification 4/20

Wing:

Three bay biplane. Wings are unswept and unstaggered, of equal chord and rigged with dihedral on outer sections. Metal structure with fabric covering. Ailerons on all four wings

Fuselage:

Fuselage mounted on lower wing is wire braced box section made of steel with slab sides

Tail Unit:

Braced tailplane at top of fuselage with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Split undercarriage. Main wheels carried on oleo under engine with axle joined to pillar under fuselage. Small wheel carried forward of main to prevent nosing over. Tail skid

Power Plant:

Two 450 hp Napier Lion engines mounted on the lower wing driving four bladed propellers

Accommodation:

Crew of three. Pilot in open cockpit forward of the wing with nose gunner and dorsal gunner

Armament:

Lewis guns at nose and dorsal positions

Span:

62 ft 6 in

Length:

48 ft

Height:

Unknown

Wing Area:

Unknown

Loaded:

9,500 lb

Max Speed:

130 mph at 10,000 ft

Preserved in British Museums

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