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Blackburn Type E ✕ Armstrong Whitworth Wolf ✕
Manufacturer Blackburn Aircraft Armstrong Whitworth
Description The Blackburn Type E was a development of the earlier Blackburn Mercury single-engined monoplanes, but was innovative in its use of steel tubing to construct the fuselage. The Armstrong Whitworth Wolf was a British two-seat reconnaissance aircraft ordered by the Royal Air Force in 1923.
First Flight 1912-04-01 1923-01-19
Entry Into service 1923-01-01
Production End 1929-01-01
Service End 1931-01-01
Designer Robert Blackburn Armstrong Whitworth
Type Trainer
Length (m) 9.4488 9.4488
Height (m) 3.9624
Cockpit Crew 2
Max Speed (km/h) 128.7475 177.0278
Max Ceiling (m) 4617.72
Armament 1 × fixed, forward-firing .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun; 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis Gun in Scarff ring for observer
Endurance (h) 5 3
National Origin United Kingdom
Number Built 2 6
Powerplant Description 1 × Renault 70 hp air-cooled V-8 1 × Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar III 14-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engine, 261 kW (350 hp) each
Primary Users Royal Air Force, Royal Aircraft Establishment
Wikipedia Article (URL) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackburn_Type_E en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armstrong_Whitworth_Wolf
Flat Wing Span (m) 11.5824 11.8872
Flat Wing Area (m²) 26.9419 45.3367
Aircraft Engine Renault 70 hp Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar
Number of Engines 1 1