Blackburn Velos
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| Type | Coastal defence seaplane |
| Manufacturer | Blackburn Aeroplane & Motor Company Limited |
| Maiden flight | 1925 |
| Retired | 1935 |
| Primary users | Greek Navy North Sea Aerial and General Transport Company Limited |
| Developed from | Blackburn T.2 Dart |
The Blackburn T.3 Velos was a 1920s British two-seat coastal defence seaplane built by Blackburn Aeroplane & Motor Company Limited, Brough Aerodrome and the Greek National Aircraft Factory.
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[edit] History
The basic design of the Blackburn Dart was developed into a two-seater to meet a Greek Navy requirement for a coastal defence seaplane. The aircraft became the Velos a twin-float seaplane. In 1925 a small batch of aircraft were built at Brough Aerodrome for the Greek Navy. Later in the same year the aircraft was also built by the Greek National Aircraft Factory, a factory built by Blackburn and operated under a five year contract. The first of 12 Greek built aircraft flew in March 1926.
The company developed a version with metal floats (the T.3A Velos), despite a sales tour of South America no orders were received. The T.3A was converted into a two-seat trainers, the first of six for the North Sea Aerial and General Transport Co. Ltd to replace the companies Darts. These aircraft were all converted into landplanes.
By 1935 all the Velos aircraft had been withdrawn from service.
[edit] Operators
[edit] Civil operators
United Kingdom: North Sea Aerial and General Transport Company Limited
[edit] Military operators
[edit] Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: 3
- Length: 35 ft 6 in (10.82m)
- Wingspan: 48 ft 6 in (14.78 m)
- Height: 12 ft 3 in (3.73 m)
- Wing area: 654 ft² (60,76 m²)
- Empty weight: 3,890 lb (1764 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 6,200 lb (2812 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Napier Lion IIB inline piston, 450 hp (336 kw)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 107 mph (172 km/h)
- Service ceiling: 14,100 ft (4300 m)
Armament
one 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis gun, one 18 in (45.7 cm) torpedo or four 230 lb (104 kg) bombs.
[edit] Reference
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
- Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 1. London: Putnam. ISBN 0 370 10006 9.
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