2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Blackburn Ripon Mk.II L'Air August 1,1929: L'Air magazine· Public domain
- 2. Blackburn Ripon RAF: San Diego Air and Space Museum· Public domain
what is it?
The Blackburn T.5 Ripon was a carrier-based torpedo bomber and reconnaissance biplane designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Blackburn Aircraft. It was the basis for both the license-produced Mitsubishi B2M and the improved Blackburn Baffin. The Ripon was designed as a successor to the Blackburn Dart torpedo bomber as well as a long-range reconnaissance aircraft to fulfil Air Ministry Specification 21/23.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 13.7 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 100 years ago, in 1926.
- Wingspan of 13.7 m: about 3 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
- 1926-04-17
- introduced
- 1929
- retired
- 1944
- status
- retired
- number built
- 118
- role
- torpedo bomber
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- makers
- Blackburn Aircraft, Valtion lentokonetehdas
- engines
- 1× Napier Lion X, XI, or XIA
- crew
- 3
- length
- 11.2 m
- wingspan
- 13.7 m
- height
- 3.9 m
- max take-off weight
- 3,303 kg
- top speed
- 179 km/h
- range
- 660 km
- ceiling
- 3,048 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q880762, Wikipedia: Blackburn Ripon (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.