Blackburn Aircraft - UK
Manufacturer(s)
United Kingdom (cancelled)
Operators
1942
Service Year
United Kingdom
National Origin
Cancelled
Project Status
1
Crew
0
Units
AIR-TO-AIR COMBAT
General ability to actively engage other aircraft of similar form and function, typically through guns, missiles, and/or aerial rockets.
INTERCEPTION
Ability to intercept inbound aerial threats by way of high-performance, typically speed and rate-of-climb.
MARITIME / NAVY
Land-based or shipborne capability for operating over-water in various maritime-related roles while supported by allied naval surface elements.
X-PLANE
Aircraft developed for the role of prototyping, technology demonstration, or research / data collection.
39.4 ft
(12.00 meters)
Length
50.0 ft
(15.25 meters)
Width/Span
13,999 lb
(6,350 kilograms)
Maximum Take-Off Weight
1 x Napier Sabre IV liquid-cooled inline piston engine developing 2,240 horsepower driving 2 x three-bladed propeller units at the nose in contra-rotating fashion.
Propulsion
360 mph
(580 kph | 313 knots)
Max Speed
38,009 ft
(11,585 m | 7 miles)
Ceiling
2,000 ft/min
(610 m/min)
Rate-of-Climb
MACH Regime (Sonic)
Sub
Trans
Super
Hyper
HiHyper
ReEntry
RANGES (MPH) Subsonic: <614mph | Transonic: 614-921 | Supersonic: 921-3836 | Hypersonic: 3836-7673 | Hi-Hypersonic: 7673-19180 | Reentry: >19030
PROPOSED:
4 x 20mm cannons (two per wing mainplane).
A bombload of up to 2 x 500lb conventional drop bombs, one hardpoint per wing.
B.44 - Base Project Designation; cancelled; full-scale prototype completed.
Values are derrived from a variety of categories related to the design, overall function, and historical influence of this aircraft in aviation history.
The overall rating takes into account over 60 individual factors related to this aircraft entry.
Rating is out of a possible 100 points.
This entry's maximum listed speed (360mph).
Graph average of 300 miles-per-hour.
Max Altitude Visualization
Showcasing era cross-over of this aircraft design.
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