Blackburn Roc
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The Blackburn B-25 Roc was a British Second World War-era Fleet Air Arm fighter aircraft designed by Blackburn Aircraft Ltd. It took its name from the mythical bird of the tales of the Arabian Nights the Roc.

The new 1/48th Blackburn Roc kit has Finnish decals...painted up but not delivered.1
Blackburn Roc but, in practice, the Defiant was highly vulnerable to the more agile Bf 109.2
with a pair of Blackburn Roc floats was reconverted to a standard Mk I.3
In the interests of speed, floats from a Blackburn Roc were fitted but the trials were not successful and as the campaign for which the conversion was required was rapidly drawing 4
Paul Defiant and the Blackburn Roc were only two examples of the concept to enter service and only the Defiant was able to claim any success in combat.5
Blackburn Roc - 1939 (Single-engined piston naval fighter) Consolidated Liberator - 1939 (Four-engined, piston bomber) Douglas Boston USA - 1939 (Medium Bomber) Douglas Havoc - 1939 (Twin-engined 6
Navy's Blackburn Roc, the concept of a turret fighter was somewhat similar to the World War I-era Bristol Fighter.7

Made by Boulton Paul Aircraft.

Blackburn Roc is the predecessor of the Blackburn Skua.

the Defiant's naval equivalent, the Blackburn Roc, which while a design by Blackburn, the detail design was done in Boulton Paul's drawing office and the aircraft was built wholly by Boulton Paul.8
The Blackburn Roc was a British Second World War-era Fleet Air Arm fighter aircraft designed by Blackburn Aircraft Ltd.9
this was in fact a Blackburn Roc, not a Skua and bits of the aircraft were raised and sent to the Museum, These items proved to be from a Grumman Avenger and not a Skua or Roc 10
Blackburn Roc Boulton Paul Balliol Boulton Paul P.11
Blackburn Roc, RO-143, Scotland, March 1940 in standard Fleet Air Arm colours with just white spots in six positions on wings and fuselage.12
Blackburn Roc Two-seat Fleet-fighter 35. Fairey Swordfish Torpedo-spotter-reconnaissance Biplane 36. Fairey P.4/34 Fighter Dive-bomber 37. Gloster F.5/34 Single-seat Fighter 38.13
By Ch Jacglen's Blackburn Roc At Fairway - Ch Anstamm Maryscot Rock Candy. Owner: Nancy Hurren & Pamela Lowe., Montague, MI 494379332. Breeder: Anstamm Knl.14
Height Main
368.3
Designer
Blackburn Aircraft
Length Alt
10.85 m
Jet Or Prop
prop
Lists
* List of aircraft of the RAF* List of aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm* List of fighter aircraft
Range Main
704.0
Loaded Weight Main
7950.0
Height Alt
3.68 m
Type Of Prop
Radial engine
Introduced
April 1939
Loading Main
26
Power/mass Main
396.0
Bombs
8
Max Speed Main
194.0
Ceiling Main
18000.0
Number Built
136
Successor
Blackburn Skua
Max Speed More
at 10
000 ft
Retired
1943
Loaded Weight Alt
3614.0
Area Main
310.0
Primary user
Fleet Air Arm
Span Alt
14.02 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
664.0
Engine(prop)
Bristol Perseus XII
Crew
2
Manufacturer
Boulton Paul Aircraft
First Flight
23
Climb Rate Main
1500.0
Power Main
890 hp
Number Of Props
1
Power/mass Alt
Guns
4
Climb Rate Alt
7.6 m-s
Variants With Their Own Articles
Blackburn Skua
Length Main
1084.58
Span Main
46.0
Area Alt
28.8 m²
Range Alt
48600.0
Similar Aircraft
* Boulton Paul Defiant* Hawker Hotspur
Max Speed Alt
13380.0
Related
* Blackburn Skua
Empty Weight Main
6121.0
Ceiling Alt
5
500 m
Category
Blackburn aircraft
British fighter aircraft 1930-1939
Carrier-based aircraft
Turret fighters
Empty Weight Alt
2782.0
Loading Alt
125

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