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Blackburn Baffin
The Blackburn B-5 Baffin biplane torpedo bomber was a development of the Ripon the chief change being that a 545 hp (406 kW) Bristol Pegasus I. MS radial replaced the Ripon's Napier Lion water-cooled inline engine. The Baffin was designed by Major F A Bumpus to meet a Fleet Air Arm requirement as a conventional two-seat single-bay biplane of mixed metal and wooden construction with fabric covering.
On 22 June 1936, a Blackburn Baffin, S5162 of A Flight, RAF Gosport,
flown by Lt Guy Kennedy Horsey on torpedo-dropping practice, buzzed
Normandie a mile (2 km) off Ryde Pier and collided 1
Made by Blackburn Aircraft.
The Blackburn Baffin has to be one of the best strike aircraft of the
early 1930s, carrying a heavier torpedo than the Martin BM, though
slower and shorter 2
More Users
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Height Main
391.15999999999997
Height Alt
3.91 m
Length Alt
11.68 m
Jet Or Prop
prop
Range Main
426.0
Loaded Weight Main
7610.0
Designer
F A Bumpus
Type Of Prop
9
Endurance
4
Introduced
1934
Max Speed Main
118.0
Climb Rate More
at 5
000 ft
Bombs
1
Max Speed More
at 6
500 ft
Ceiling Main
15000.0
Number Built
97
Crew
2
Retired
1941
Loaded Weight Alt
3459.0
Area Main
683.0
Primary user
Span Alt
13.67 m
Plane Or Copter?
Power Alt
421.0
Engine(prop)
Bristol Pegasus I.M3
Manufacturer
First Flight
30
Climb Rate Main
600.0
Power Main
565 hp
Number Of Props
1
Guns
**1 × forward firing fixed 0.303 in Vickers gun **1 × 0.303 in Lewis gun in rear cockpit
Climb Rate Alt
3.0 m-s
Length Main
38
Span Main
1366.5200000000002
Area Alt
63 m²
Range Alt
29400.0
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Max Speed Alt
8160.0
Empty Weight Main
3184.0
Ceiling Alt
4
570 m
Empty Weight Alt
1447.0
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