Blackburn Sydney
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The Blackburn R.B.2 Sydney was a long-range maritime patrol flying boat developed for the Royal Air Force in 1930 in response to Air Ministry Specification R.5-27. It was a parasol-winged braced monoplane of typical flying boat arrangement with triple tail fins and its three engines arranged on the wing's leading edge. After evaluation it was not ordered into production and no further examples were built.

derived from the Blackburn Sydney which was about that era.1

Made by Blackburn Aircraft.

Jet Or Prop
prop
Height Alt
6.20 m
Length Alt
19.99 m
Power Alt
381.0
Lists
*List of seaplanes
Loaded Weight Main
23350.0
Max Speed Alt
107
Max Speed Main
123 mph
Power Main
525 hp
Bombs
1102
Height Main
619.76
Cruise Speed Main
100 mph
Ceiling Main
16500.0
Number Built
1
Crew
Two pilots
plus gunners
Loaded Weight Alt
10591.0
Cruise Speed Alt
87
Area Main
1500.0
Span Alt
30.49 m
Plane Or Copter?
Engine(prop)
Rolls-Royce Kestrel
Manufacturer
First Flight
18
Climb Rate Main
390.0
More Performance
27000.0
Number Of Props
3
Guns
3
Climb Rate Alt
2.0 m-s
Length Main
1998.98
Span Main
100.0
Area Alt
139.4 m²
Empty Weight Main
17065.0
Ceiling Alt
5
030 m
Empty Weight Alt
7741.0
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