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Description
| Manufacturer: | Bristol | |
| Base model: | 149 | |
| Designation: | 149 | |
| Version: | IVT | |
| Nickname: | Bolingbroke | |
| Basic role: | Trainer / Utility Transport (UK) | |
Specifications
| Length: | 42' 7" | 13.0 m | |
| Height: | 9' 10" | 3.0 m | |
| Wingspan: | 56' 4" | 17.2 m | |
| Wingarea: | 469.3 sq ft | 43.6 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 8,943 lb | 4,065 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 14,467 lb | 6,560 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 14,467 lb | 6,576 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 2 | ||
| Powerplant: | Bristol Mercury XV | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 920 | ||
Performance
| Max Speed: | 261 mph | 422 km/h | 228 kt |
| Ceiling: | 28,404 ft | 8,660 m | |
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Canada Aviation Museum | +ttawa | Ontario |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Robert St-Pierre Pierrefonds, QC | For that person in Pointe Claire, there is now a Bolingbroke here in Montreal (St-Anne de Bellevue) which we hope to out back in the coming years.
If any documentations on the Canadian Boly feel fre to write Thanks 10/06/2007 @ 07:44 [ref: 18119] |
| John , AB | I would like to know if anyone knows the pilot that made this comment and knowq how to contact this person. The following is the comment that was posted.
Recent comments by our visitors hrk west pointe=claire, QC I was a pilot with 8BR Squadron on the East Coast (Sydney, N.S.), Sea Island, B.C. and Alaska. Also flew the Boly with 122C Squadron at Pat Bay, B.C.. 8BR was an anti-submarine squadron and was equiped with three variations: original Blenheim, Canadian built Bolongbrokes equipped with Bristol Mercury engines and a few with the Pratt and Whitnew Wasp engines. (these latter did not have the performance of the original Blenheim or the Mercury engined Boly. The aircraft, in the hands of an experienced (on the type) were a dream to fly but could be a disaster on take-off if the throttles due to carb. flooding . I had over 1000 hours on the type and loved the aircraft despite its shortcomings. 01/19/2002 @ 11:29 [ref: 4129] 03/15/2007 @ 22:41 [ref: 15907] |
| hrk west pointe=claire, QC | I was a pilot with 8BR Squadron on the East Coast (Sydney, N.S.), Sea Island, B.C. and Alaska. Also flew the Boly with 122C Squadron at Pat Bay, B.C.. 8BR was an anti-submarine squadron and was equiped with three variations: original Blenheim, Canadian built Bolongbrokes equipped with Bristol Mercury engines and a few with the Pratt and Whitnew Wasp
engines. (these latter did not have the performance of the original Blenheim or the Mercury engined Boly. The aircraft, in the hands of an experienced (on the type) were a dream to fly but could be a disaster on take-off if the throttles due to carb. flooding . I had over 1000 hours on the type and loved the aircraft despite its shortcomings. 01/19/2002 @ 11:29 [ref: 4129] |
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