| Bristol Brigand I |
 | | Description | | Role | Multi-role strike aircraft | | Crew | 3 | | First flight | December 4, 1944 | | Entered service | June, 1946 | | Manufacturer | Bristol Aeroplane Company | | Dimensions | | Length | 46 ft 5 in | 14.2 m | | Wingspan | 72 ft 4 in | 22.1 m | | Height | 16 ft 4 in | 5 m | | Wing area | 718 ft² | 66.7 m² | | Weights | | Empty | 27,500 lb | 12,470 kg | | Loaded | 38,200 lb | 17,320 kg | | Maximum takeoff | lb | kg | | Powerplant | | Engine | 2 × Bristol Centaurus 57 | | Power (each) | 2,165 hp | 1,620 kW | | Performance | | Maximum speed | 358 mph @ 13,700ft | 576 km/h @ 4,180 m | | Combat range | 2,100 miles | 3,380 km | | Ferry range | 2,770 miles | 4,457 km | | Service ceiling | 26,000 ft | 7,920 m | | Rate of climb | 1,500 ft/min | 460 m/min | | Armament | | Guns | 4 x Hispano 20 mm cannon
1 x Browning 0.5 in (12.7 mm) machine gun
16 Rocket projectiles Bristol Brigand strike aircraft. ...
Jump to: navigation, search December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1944: Events January January 11 - in one of the largest air raids to date, 570 USAAF bombers strike Brunswick, Halberstadt, and Oschersleben. ...
This is a list of aviation-related events from 1946: Events January January 1 - a British South American Airways Avro Lancastrian becomes the first commercial flight to depart Heathrow Airport January 10 - a Sikorsky R5 sets an unofficial helicopter altitude record of 6,400 m (21,000 ft) at Stratford...
The Bristol Aeroplane Company (formerly British and Colonial Aeroplane Company) began building primitive Bristol Boxkites in a former tram shed and became famous for the production of the war-time Blenhein and Beaufighter, the Brabazon airliner prototypes, the Britannia and Freighter and the Belvedere and Sycamore helicopters. ...
Bristol Centaurus engine The Centaurus was the ultimate development of Bristol Engine Companys series of sleeve valve radial aircraft engines, a massive 18_cylinder two_row design that eventually delivered over 3,000 hp (2. ...
| | Bombs | 22 inch (559 mm) torpedo + 1000 lb (450 kg) bombs
or 2000 lb (900 kg) bombs
| The Bristol Type 164 Brigand was the outcome of a 1942 specification (H. 7/42) calling for a faster edition of the Beaufighter for long range torpedo work and anti-shipping strikes. This is a list of aviation-related events from 1942: Events January January 30 - Canadian Pacific Air Lines formed by the acquisition and merger of Arrow Airways and Canadian Airways, along with all the various subsidiaries of the latter. ...
The Beaufighter was a long-range heavy fighter modification of the Bristol Aeroplane Companys earlier Beaufort torpedo bomber design. ...
The design produced by Bristol utilised the wings, tail and undercarriage of the Buckingham with a new fuselage of oval cross-section. The 3 crew - pilot, navigator/bomb aimer and radio-operator/gunner were grouped together in the forward cockpit. The Bristol Buckingham was a World War II design for a medium day bomber for the RAF. In 1940, the Bristol Centaurus were working on a project called the Bristol Beaumont, essentially a bomber variant of the Beaufighter. ...
The Brigand B.1 is notable as both the first purpose-built multi-role strike aircraft built for the RAF, and its last piston-engined bomber. It could carry either a torpedo under the fuselage with two 500lb (220 kg) bombs beneath the wings, or one 2,000lb (900 kg) or two 1,000lb (450 kg) bombs beneath the fuselage; and had under-wing racks for 16 rocket projectiles.
The Brigand Met.3 was an unarmed meteoroloical reconnaissance version, only 16 aircraft were ever built. Other versions were nine Brigand T.4 trainers, the T.4 were used to train airborne interception (AI) radar operators. The Brigand T.5 was another training version, which was used to train airborne interception (AI) radar operators.
147 were built, and they served in Malaya and Kenya until replaced by the Canberra jet bomber. The Federation of Malaya, or in Malay Persekutuan Tanah Melayu, was formed in 1948 from the British settlements of Penang and Malacca and the nine Malay states and replaced the Malayan Union. ...
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| Related content | | Related development | | | Similar aircraft | | | Designation series | 156 - 160 - 163 - 164 - 166 - 172 - 174 The Beaufighter was a long-range heavy fighter modification of the Bristol Aeroplane Companys earlier Beaufort torpedo bomber design. ...
Jump to: navigation, search The Bristol Type 142M Blenheim was a high-speed light bomber used extensively in the early days of World War II, built by Bristol Aeroplane Company. ...
The Bristol Buckingham was a World War II design for a medium day bomber for the RAF. In 1940, the Bristol Centaurus were working on a project called the Bristol Beaumont, essentially a bomber variant of the Beaufighter. ...
The Bristol type 166 Buckmaster was an advanced trainer aircraft of the Royal Air Force. ...
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