| Manufacturer |
Blackburn Aircraft |
Ayres Corp. |
| Description |
The Blackburn B-20 was an experimental aircraft, first flying in 1940, that attempted to drastically increase the performance of flying boat designs. |
The Let L-610 is a prototype aircraft for the Czech civil aircraft manufacturer Let Kunovice made in 1988–1997. |
| ICAO Code |
|
L610 |
| First Flight |
1940-03-26 |
1988-12-28 |
| Designer |
John Douglas Rennie |
Antonín Píštěk |
| Type |
Prototype flying boat |
Airliner, transport aircraft |
| Length (m) |
21.0312 |
21.72 |
| Height (m) |
7.62 |
7.6 |
| Cockpit Crew |
6 |
2 |
| Max Seating |
|
40 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
492.4593 |
490 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
438 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
|
10250 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
8.5 |
| Armament |
provision for two turrets and other defensive positions; bomb-cells in centre section |
|
| Capacity Description |
|
40 passengers / 5000 kg max payload |
| National Origin |
United Kingdom |
|
| Number Built |
1 |
8 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Rolls-Royce Vulture X-24 liquid-cooled piston engines, 1283 kW (1720 hp) each |
2 × General Electric CT7-9D turboprop engines, 1305 kW (1750 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Royal Air Force |
Czech Republic |
| Status |
|
Prototype only; retired |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackburn_B-20 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_L-610 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
24.9936 |
25.6 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
99.0346 |
56 |
| Wake Category |
|
M |
| Aircraft Engine |
Rolls-Royce Vulture |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |