Boulton Paul Balliol

The Boulton Paul Balliol and Sea Balliol were monoplane military advanced trainer aircraft built for the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (FAA) by Boulton Paul Aircraft. Developed in the late 1940s the Balliol was designed to replace the North American Harvard trainer and used the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine with the Sea Balliol a naval version for deck landing training.

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Made by Boulton Paul Aircraft.

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More Users
Fleet Air Arm
Royal Navy
Sri Lanka Air Force
Height Main
381.0
Designer
John Dudley North
Length Alt
10.71 m
Jet Or Prop
prop
Lists
*List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force
Range Main
574.0
Loaded Weight Main
8410.0
Height Alt
3.81 m
Type Of Prop
V-12 piston
Introduced
1950
Loading Main
34
Power/mass Main
532.8
Similar Aircraft
*Avro Athena
Power/mass Alt
Rockets
Provision for 4 × 60-lb rockets.
Max Speed Main
250.0
Ceiling Main
32500.0
Number Built
229
Crew
2
Max Speed More
at 9
000 ft
Loaded Weight Alt
3823.0
Area Main
250.0
Primary user
Royal Air Force
Span Alt
11.99 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
929.0
Engine(prop)
Rolls-Royce Merlin 35
Manufacturer
Boulton Paul Aircraft
Status
Retired
First Flight
30
Climb Rate Main
1790.0
More Performance
11160.0
Number Of Props
1
Climb Rate Alt
9.1 m-s
Length Main
35
Span Main
1198.88
Area Alt
24.2 m²
Range Alt
39600.0
Power Main
1
245 hp
Max Speed Alt
17280.0
Empty Weight Main
6730.0
Ceiling Alt
9
909 m
Category
Boulton Paul aircraft
British military trainer aircraft 1940-1949
Carrier-based aircraft
Empty Weight Alt
3059.0
Loading Alt
158

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