Bristol Tourer

what is it?

The Bristol Tourer was a British civil utility biplane produced in the years following the First World War, using as much as possible from the design of the Bristol Fighter aircraft. Bristol Tourers were delivered with a variety of engines, subject to availability and customer desires; these included the Rolls-Royce Falcon, Siddeley Puma, Hispano-Suiza 8, and Wolseley Viper. Many Tourers were fitted with a canopy to cover the one or two passenger seats in the rear cockpit, giving the type its original name of Coupé.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 engine · 12 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 193 km/htop speed
• range 644 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 1passengers
• size 1,400 kgmax take-off weight

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 107 years ago, in 1919.
• 🚗Wingspan of 12 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

spec sheet

first flight

1919

number built

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role

civil utility aircraft

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

makers

Bristol Aeroplane Company

engines

1× Siddeley Puma

passengers

1

length

8 m

wingspan

12 m

height

3.1 m

max take-off weight

1,400 kg

top speed

193 km/h

range

644 km

ceiling

6,095 m

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