BRAND and MODEL
BLACKBURN BLUEBIRD
TYPE
Two-seat light sport biplane
ORIGIN
United Kingdom
ENGINE
(Bluebird III) One 60 kw (80 hp) Armstrong Siddeley Genet II five-cylinder air-cooled radial engine; or
(Bluebird IV) One 75 kw (100 hp) de Havilland Gipsy I four-cylinder inline air-cooled engine
SPECIFICATIONS
(Bluebird III)
Wingspan:9.2 m (30 ft)
Wingspan:[folded] 3 m (9 ft 10 in)
Length:7.05 m (23 ft 2 in)
Height:2.56 m (8 ft 4 in)
Wing area:22.06 m²(237.5 sq ft)
Max speed at sea level:158 km/h (98 mph)
Cruising speed:122 km/h (76 mph)
Landing speed:69 km/h (122 km/h)
Initial rate of climb:171 m/min (560 ft/min)
Service ceiling:3,690 m (12,000 ft)
Range:349 km (217 miles)
Empty weight:476 kg (1,050 lb)
Disposable load:245 kg (541 lb)
Loaded weight:680 kg (1,500 lb)
PHOTO
aviabase.wifeo.com:Source of phothograph
