| Manufacturer |
Blackburn Aircraft |
Saab |
| 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 Saab 90 Scandia was a civil passenger aeroplane, manufactured by Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget (SAAB), in Linköping, Sweden. |
| First Flight |
1940-03-26 |
1946-11-16 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1950-01-01 |
| Production End |
|
1954-01-01 |
| Designer |
John Douglas Rennie |
Saab |
| Type |
Prototype flying boat |
Airliner |
| Length (m) |
21.0312 |
21.3 |
| Height (m) |
7.62 |
7.4 |
| Cockpit Crew |
6 |
3 |
| Max Seating |
|
24 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
492.4593 |
450 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
340 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
|
7500 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
7.5 |
| Armament |
provision for two turrets and other defensive positions; bomb-cells in centre section |
|
| Capacity Description |
|
24 or 32 passengers / 10.7 m3 cargo underfloor |
| National Origin |
United Kingdom |
|
| Number Built |
1 |
18 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Rolls-Royce Vulture X-24 liquid-cooled piston engines, 1283 kW (1720 hp) each |
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2180-E Twin Wasp E 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1361 kW (1825 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Royal Air Force |
VASP, ABA, SAS |
| Status |
|
Out of service, one preserved |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackburn_B-20 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_90_Scandia |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
24.9936 |
28 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
99.0346 |
85.7 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
|
9.15 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Rolls-Royce Vulture |
Pratt & Whitney R-2180-E Twin Wasp E |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |