Blackburn Blackburn
The Blackburn R-1 Blackburn was a 1920s British single-engine fleet spotter / reconnaissance aircraft built for the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy. A total of 44 aircraft were built before the type became obsolete in 1931, when they were replaced by the Fairey IIIF.
General characteristics
- Crew: three
- Length: 36 ft 2 in (11.02 m)
- Wingspan: 45 ft 6 in (13.87 m)
- Height: 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
- Wing area: 650 ft2 (60.40 m2)
- Empty weight: 3,929 lb (1,786 kg)
- Loaded weight: 5,962 lb (2,710 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 6,648 lb (3,022 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Napier Lion 12-cylinder W-block inline engine, 450 hp (346 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 122 mph (157 km/h) at 3,000 ft
- Service ceiling: 12,950 ft (3,950 m)
- Rate of climb: 690 ft/min (210 m/min)
- Endurance: 4.25 hours
Armament
- Guns: 2 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis guns
