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- 1. Blackburn Kangaroo Q 063799: Official photograph· Public domain
what is it?
The Blackburn R.T.1 Kangaroo was a British twin-engine reconnaissance torpedo biplane of the First World War, built by Blackburn Aircraft.
How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · biplane · 22.8 m wingspan
base stats
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 108 years ago, in 1918.
- Wingspan of 22.8 m: about 5 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
- 1918
- introduced
- 1918
- retired
- 1929
- status
- retired
- number built
- 20
- role
- reconnaissance torpedo bomber
- makers
- Blackburn Aircraft
- engines
- 2× Rolls-Royce Falcon II / Falcon III
- crew
- 3
- passengers
- 4
- length
- 13.5 m
- wingspan
- 22.8 m
- height
- 5.1 m
- max take-off weight
- 3,637 kg
- top speed
- 158 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 3,962 m
- wings
- biplane
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q880751, Wikipedia: Blackburn Kangaroo (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.