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- 1. Blackburn Velos L'Aéronautique January,1926: L'Aéronautique magazine· Public domain
what is it?
The Blackburn T.3 Velos was a 1920s British two-seat coastal defence seaplane designed by Blackburn Aeroplane & Motor Company Limited, Brough Aerodrome and constructed by the Greek National Aircraft Factory.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 14.8 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 101 years ago, in 1925.
- Wingspan of 14.8 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
- 1925
- retired
- 1936
- status
- retired
- number built
- 22
- role
- coastal defence seaplane
- makers
- Blackburn Aircraft
- engines
- 1× Napier Lion IIB or V
- crew
- 3
- length
- 10.8 m
- wingspan
- 14.8 m
- height
- 3.7 m
- max take-off weight
- 2,889 kg
- top speed
- 172 km/h
- cruise speed
- 114 km/h
- range
- —
- ceiling
- 4,084 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q38898, Wikipedia: Blackburn Velos (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.