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Blackburn Sydney

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Top speed
  
198 km/h

Length
  
20 m

Manufacturer
  
Blackburn Aircraft

Wingspan
  
30 m

First flight
  
July 18, 1930

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The Blackburn R.B.2 Sydney (serial N241) was a long-range maritime patrol flying boat developed for the Royal Air Force in 1930, in response to Air Ministry Specification R.5/27. It was a parasol-winged braced monoplane of typical flying boat arrangement with triple tailfins and its three engines arranged on the wing's leading edge. After evaluation, it was not ordered into production and no further examples were built.

With development of the Sydney abandoned, construction of a cargo-carrying variant powered by radial engines, the C.B.2 Nile was also ended.

Specifications (Sydney)

Data from British Flying Boats,

General characteristics

  • Crew: two pilots and three gunners
  • Length: 65 ft 7 in (19.99 m)
  • Wingspan: 100 ft (30.49 m)
  • Height: 20 ft 4 in (6.20 m)
  • Wing area: 1,500 ft² (139.4 m²)
  • Empty weight: 17,065 lb (7,741 kg)
  • Loaded weight: 23,350 lb (10,591 kg)
  • Powerplant: 3 × Rolls-Royce F.XII MS, 525 hp (381 kW) each

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 123 mph (107 kn, 198 km/h)
  • Cruise speed: 100 mph (87 kn, 161 km/h)
  • Service ceiling: 16,500 ft (5,030 m)
  • Rate of climb: 390 ft/min (2.0 m/s)
  • Endurance:7 hours 30 minutes

    • Armament

  • Guns: 3 × trainable .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis Gun in open bow, dorsal and ventral positions
  • Bombs: 1,102 lb (500 kg) of bombs or 2 × torpedoes

    • References

    Blackburn Sydney Wikipedia
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