Bristol Belvedere

The Bristol Type 192 Belvedere is a British twin-engine tandem rotor military helicopter built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company. It was designed for a variety of transport roles including troop transport supply dropping and casualty evacuation. It was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1961 to 1969.

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* Bristol Belvedere: The Bristol Type 192 Belvedere is a British twin-engine, tandem rotor military helicopter built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company . ...2
and then Bristol Belvedere helicopters were operated from the base.3
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flying a Bristol Belvedere helicopter from Gatwick to Malta, he became Station Commander at Waddington, and flew its Vulcans from time to time; and while there he was involved in ensuring that the RAF's last 7
In 1974 his purchase of a Bristol Belvedere, built at Weston-super-Mare, motivated the formation of a volunteer group to restore the aircraft.8
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The Bristol Belvedere was Europe's first tandem rotor helicopter. Europe has been the principal user of twin-rotor designs (the US and Russia tend to favour the penny-farthing configuration).10
Yet with hindsight the Bristol Belvedere could have had a commercial future with good management and encouragement by the then Government.11
More Users
BEA
Jet Or Prop
prop
Align
right
Height Alt
5.18 m
Length Alt
16.56 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
19000.0
Power Alt
1092.0
Lists
*List of aircraft of the RAF
Range Main
460 mi
Type Of Prop
Turboshaft
Introduced
1961
Payload Main
6000.0
Capacity
30.0
Cruise Speed Main
138 mph
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
8600.0
Ceiling Main
23000.0
Number Built
26
Crew
3
Retired
1969
Cruise Speed Alt
119
Height Main
518.16
Primary user
Royal Air Force
Span Alt
14.9 m
Plane Or Copter?
copter
Engine(prop)
Napier Gazelle
Manufacturer
Bristol Aeroplane Company
Payload Alt
2700.0
First Flight
5
Span Main
1490.98
Power Main
1
465 hp
Image
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Number Of Props
2
Empty Weight Alt
5028.0
Length Main
1656.0800000000002
Range Alt
400
Similar Aircraft
*CH-46 Sea Knight
Empty Weight Main
11085.0
Ceiling Alt
7
000 m
Width
180
Category
Bristol aircraft
British military transport aircraft 1960-1969
Military helicopters
Tandem rotor helicopters

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