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The Blackburn Type E was a development of the earlier Blackburn Mercury single-engined monoplanes but using an all-metal fuselage. Two were built; the second was intended to meet the first ever British military aircraft specification. A single seat version flew but the military two seater did not.

The Blackburn Type E was a development of the earlier Blackburn Mercury single-engined monoplanes, but innovative it its use of steel tubing to construct the fuselage.1

Made by Blackburn Aircraft.

Designer
Robert Blackburn (aviation pioneer)
Eng 1 Type
air cooled V-8 piston
First Flight
April 1912
Endurance
18000.0
Crew
2
Gross Weight Lb
950
Origin
United Kingdom
Number Built
2
Max Speed Note
estimated
Manufacturer
Blackburn Aircraft
Max Speed Mph
80
Eng 1 Name
Renault
Span In
4
Span Ft
38
National Origin
United Kingdom
Wing Area Sqft
290
Length Ft
31
Prime Units
imp
Eng 1 Hp
70
Eng 1 Number
1
Length In
2
Category
Blackburn aircraft
British military aircraft 1910-1919

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