Bristol Buckmaster

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Bristol Type 166 Buckmaster

Type	Advanced trainer aircraft
Manufacturer	Bristol Aeroplane Company
Maiden flight	1944-10-27
Introduced	1945
Primary user	Royal Air Force
Number built	112

The Bristol type 166 Buckmaster was an advanced trainer aircraft of the Royal Air Force. By 1945, there was a serious gap in performance between the so-called advanced trainers in use – such as the Avro Anson, Airspeed Oxford, dual-control Bristol Blenheim and Lockheed Hudson – and the combat aircraft which the pilots would be expected to fly on graduation.

The Bristol response to Air Ministry Specification T.13/43 was to make further use of the Buckingham wing, with yet another new fuselage. The trainee and instructor were seated side-by-side with a wireless operator seated behind.

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[edit] Operators

United Kingdom
- Royal Air Force

[edit] Specifications

Data from Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: 3 (student pilot, instructor pilot, radio operator)
Length: 46 ft 5 in (14.2 m)
Wingspan: 71 ft 10 in (21.9 m)
Height: 17 ft 6 in (5.3 m)
Wing area: 708 ft² (65.8 m²)
Empty weight: 24,042 lb (10,900 kg)
Loaded weight: 33,700 lb (15,280 kg)
Powerplant: 2× Bristol Centaurus VII 18-cylinder radial engines, 2,585 hp (1,880 kW) each