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Bristol F.2b
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Type |
Fighter, Reconnaissance a/c
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| Manufacturer(s) | British and Colonial
Aeroplane Company |
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| Prototype first flight | 9 September 1916 (F.2a) |
Introduction | 1917 |
| Production | 5329 all variants (1916–1927 ?) |
Crew | 2 (pilot & observer/gunner) |
| Variants | |||
| Prototypes / F.2A | 52 built. Two prototypes and 50 production F.2A aircraft with 190 hp Rolls-Royce Falcon I | ||
| Type 14 F.2B | Main production variant with some 5,300 built, by Bristol and a number of contractors. First flown on 25 October 1916. Most powered by 275 hp Rolls-Royce Falcon III | ||
| Type 15 | 200 hp Sunbeam Arab | ||
| Type 16 | 200 hp Hispano-Suiza | ||
| Type 17 | 300 hp Hispano-Suiza | ||
| USB-1A | US Army Air Service Engineering Division-built; one only with Hispano-Suiza | ||
| USB-1B | US Army Air Service Engineering Division-built; one only with Liberty L-8 engine | ||
| XB-1A & XB-1B | US Army Air Service Engineering Division-built; plywood semi-monocoque fuselage and Wright-Hispano engine. 3 prototypes and 44 production aircraft by Dayton-Wright. | ||
| Type 14 F.2B Mk II | Two-seat army co-operation biplane, first flown in December 1919. 435 built. | ||
| Type 96 Mk III & Type 96A Mk IV |
Structurally strengthened aircraft, 50 built in 1926–1927 | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 7.87 m |
Empty Weight | 975 kg |
| Wingspan | 11.96 m |
Loaded Weight | 1261 kg |
| Height | 2.97 m |
Max takeoff weight | 1474 kg |
| Wing area | 37.62 m² |
Wing loading | ? kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | ||||
| Guns | 1× 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers
MG* |
Ammunition Carried |
? |
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1-2× 0.303 in (7.7 mm) LewisMG ** |
? |
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| Other Armament | 110 kg of bombs |
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(*) forward-firing in the upper fuselage, (**) n the observer's cockpit
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 ×
Rolls-Royce Falcon III * |
Type & Displacement | liquid-cooled V12 engine, 14.2
L |
| Horsepower | 275 hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 218.1 hp / ton ** |
| Fuel Capacity | 170.5 L
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(*) the first 150 F.2b had retained the
190 hp Rolls-Royce Falcon I as on F.2a, the following 50 received the
220 hp Falcon II and all the following 275 hp Falcon III.
S everal hundred F.2Bs received a replacement engine, a Sunbeam Arab 200
hp due to shortages. They were used primarily as reconnaissance aircraft,
because of their overall lower performance.
(**) with the maximum takeoff weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 198 km/h
at 1500 m |
Rate of Climb | 4.5 m/s |
| Range | 593 km |
Service Ceiling | 5500 m |
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | baesystems.com | ||
| militaryfactory | - | ||
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