Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Blackburn B.48 Carrier-based Naval Strike Fighter Prototype Aircraft.
1 x Bristol Centaurus 59 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine developing 2,475 horsepower and driving a five-bladed propeller unit at the nose.
Propulsion
382 mph
615 kph | 332 kts
Max Speed
31,594 ft
9,630 m | 6 miles
Service Ceiling
901 miles
1,450 km | 783 nm
Operational Range
2,500 ft/min
762 m/min
Rate-of-Climb