Blackburn B-2

what is it?

The Blackburn B-2 was a biplane side-by-side trainer aircraft designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Blackburn Aircraft. It was designed as a successor to the Bluebird IV and was derived from it, thus the two aircraft shared much of their design. One major difference of the B-2 was its semi-monocoque all-metal fuselage, which was similar to that of the Blackburn Segrave touring aircraft.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 9.2 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 180 km/htop speed
• size 839 kgmax take-off weight
• built 42made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 95 years ago, in 1931.
• 🚗Wingspan of 9.2 m: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1931

introduced

1932

retired

1942

status

retired

number built

42

role

trainer

makers

Blackburn Aircraft

engines

1× de Havilland Gipsy III

crew

2

length

7.4 m

wingspan

9.2 m

height

2.7 m

max take-off weight

839 kg

top speed

180 km/h

cruise speed

153 km/h

range

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Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.