| Manufacturer |
Rohrbach Metall-Flugzeugbau |
Bristol Aeroplane Company |
| Description |
The Rohrbach Ro VII Robbe () was an all-metal, twin engine flying boat built in Germany in the 1920s. |
The Bristol Beaufort (manufacturer designation Type 152) is a British twin-engined torpedo bomber designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company, and developed from experience gained designing and building the earlier Blenheim light bomber. |
| First Flight |
1925-01-01 |
1938-10-15 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1939-01-01 |
| Service End |
|
1944-01-01 |
| Designer |
Rohrbach Metall-Flugzeugbau |
Bristol Aeroplane Company |
| Length (m) |
13.2 |
13.4112 |
| Height (m) |
5.5 |
4.2672 |
| Cockpit Crew |
|
4 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
210 |
436.9369 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
150 |
410.3827 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
4500 |
5029.2 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
5.842 |
| Armament |
|
3 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers GO machine guns (two in Bristol Mk IV dorsal turret, one in port wing) or; 6 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers GO machine guns (Two fixed in nose, two in turret, one in port wing and one firing laterally from entry hatch.) Late production.; 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine gun in rear-firing chin blister; 1 × 1605 lb 18 in Mk XII torpedo or.; 1 × 2000 lb bomb or a torpe… |
| Capacity Description |
Four passengers |
|
| National Origin |
Germany |
United Kingdom |
| Number Built |
3 |
1121 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × BMW IV water-cooled 6-cylinder inline engine, 172 kW (230 hp) each |
2 × Bristol Taurus II 14-cylinder air-cooled sleeve-valve radial piston engine, 843 kW (1130 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
|
Royal Australian Air Force, RAF Coastal Command, Fleet Air Arm |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohrbach_Ro_VII_Robbe |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Beaufort |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
17.4 |
17.3736 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
40 |
46.7302 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
1 |
|
| Aircraft Engine |
BMW IV |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |