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Boulton & Paul Bugle
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The Boulton & Paul Bugle was a British medium bomber design built to meet Air Ministry Specification 30/22.
It drew on the company's experience with the Boulton Paul Bolton and Boulton & Paul Bourges.
There were two variants; the Bugle I with 400 hp (298 kW) Bristol Jupiter II radial engines (5 built) and the Napier Lion W-block Bugle II (2 built)
Specifications (Bugle II)
General characteristics
- Crew: 3; Pilot, nose gunner and dorsal gunner
- Length: 39 ft 9 in ()
- Wingspan: 62 ft 6 in ()
- Height: 15 ft 8 in ()
- Wing area: 924 ft² (86 m²)
- Empty weight: 5,084 lb (2,306 kg)
- Loaded weight: 8,914 lb (4,043 kg)
- Powerplant: 2× Napier Lion inline W-block, 450 hp (336 kW) each
- Propellers: two bladed wooden propeller, 1 per engine
Performance
- Maximum speed: 112 mph (97 kn, 180 km/h) at sea level
Armament
- Guns: 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis guns at nose and dorsal positions
- Bombs: 661 lb (300 kg) of external bombs
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References
- "The Boulton and Paul Bugle". Flight. 23 April 1925. pp.235–238.
- Mason, Francis K. The British Bomber since 1912. London:Putnam, 1994. ISBN 0 85177 861 5.
External links
Template:Boulton Paul aircraft
Lists relating to aviation | |
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| Military | Air forces · Aircraft weapons · Missiles · Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) · Experimental aircraft |
| Notable incidents and accidents | Military aviation · Airliners · General aviation · Famous aviation-related deaths |
| Records | Flight airspeed record · Flight distance record · Flight altitude record · Flight endurance record · Most produced aircraft |
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