Bristol Freighter
Bristol Type 170 Freighter je bilo dvomotorno propelersko tovorno/potniško letalo, ki ga je zasnoval britanski Bristol Aeroplane Company v 1940ih. Uporabljal se je tako v vojski kot v civilnem letalstvu. Tovorna verzija je imela pod nosm školjkasta vrata za lažje natovarjanje in raztovarjanje. Skupaj je bilo zgrajenih 214 letal.
| Type 170 Freighter / Wayfarer | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Bristol Freighter | |
| Vloga | Tovorno letalo |
| Proizvajalec/-ci | Bristol Aeroplane Company |
| Krstni polet | 2. december 1945 |
| Predstavljen | 1946 |
| Glavni uporabnik | Silver City Airways |
| Izdelovan | 1945 - 1958 |
| Število izdelanih | 214 |
| Različice | Bristol Superfreighter |
Specifikacije (Freighter Mk 32) uredi
- Posadka: 2
- Dolžina: 73 ft 4 in (22,4 m)
- Razpon kril: 108 ft 0 in (32,92 m)
- Višina: 25 ft 0 in (7,62 m)
- Površina kril: 1487 ft2 (138,13 m2)
- Prazna teža: 29950 lb (13404 kg)
- Gros teža: 44000 lb (19958 kg)
- Motor: 2 × Bristol Hercules 734 14-valjni zvezdasti motor, 1980 KM (1,476 kW) vsak
- Največja hitrost: 225 mph (362 km/h)
- Dolet: 820 milj (1320 km)
- Višina leta (servisna): 24500 ft (7470 m)
Glej tudi uredi
Reference uredi
Bibliografija uredi
- "Dealing with Some New Facts and Figures of the Bristol Freighter, Part II." Flight, 1945.
- Eastwood, Tony; Roach, John (1991). Piston Engine Airliner Production List. West Drayton, UK: Aviation Hobby Shop. ISBN 9780907178378.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). London: Orbis Publishing, 1985.
- Jackson, A.J. British Civil Aircraft Since 1919, Volume 1. London: Putnam, 1974. ISBN 0-370-10006-9.
- King, Derek A. The Bristol 170, Freighter, Wayfarer and Superfreighter. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd., 2011. ISBN 978-0-85130-405-2.
Zunanje povezave uredi
Wikimedijina zbirka ponuja več predstavnostnega gradiva o temi: Bristol Freighter.
- RNZAF Museum Freighter page Arhivirano 2006-10-08 na Wayback Machine.
- Bristol Type 170 - Freighter, Wayfarer and Superfreighter versions
- "The Bristol Freighter" a 1944 Flight article
- "Freighter and Wayfarer" a 1946 Flight article
- Showing the Flag - The Bristol Freighter's Tour of North and South America
- "Bristol Freighter ... turns car freighter!" a 1948 advertisement for the Freighter in Flight
- LIFE photo of Bristol freighter locust sprayer in Iraq, 1959