Boulton & Paul Bourges Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Boulton & Paul Ltd, Norwich

First Flight:

1918

P.7 Bourges:

2 - Boulton & Paul

P.7b Bourges:

1 - Boulton & Paul

Type Specification

Applies to:

Boulton & Paul P.7 Bourges

Type:

Day bomber to official specification A.2(b)

Wing:

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

Fuselage:

Fuselage mounted on lower wing is wire braced box section 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 and radius rods under engine with axle joined to wing root. Tail skid

Power Plant:

Two 320 hp ABC Dragonfly 1 engine mounted mid way between the wings on inboard struts

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 with 900 lb of bombs

Span:

57 ft 4 in

Length:

37 ft

Height:

12 ft

Wing Area:

738 sq ft

Empty:

3,820 lb

Loaded:

6,326 lb

Max Speed:

123.5 mph at 6,500 ft

Climb:

7 min 40 sec to 6,500 ft

Service Ceiling:

20,000 ft

Endurance:

9 hr

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