Boulton Paul P.71A

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P.71A

Boulton-Paul P.71A G-ACOX Boadicea
Type	Mailplane/Light Transport
Manufacturer	Boulton & Paul Ltd
Retired	1936
Status	Destroyed
Primary user	Imperial Airways
Number built	2
Developed from	Boulton Paul P.64 Mailplane

The Boulton & Paul P.71A was a British twin-engined all-metal biplane developed by Boulton & Paul Ltd from the unsuccesfull P.64 Mailplane to meet an Imperial Airways requirement for a mailplane.

1 History
2 G-ACOX
3 G-ACOY
4 Specifications
5 Reference
6 External Links
7 Related content

[edit] History

Based on the P.64 Mailplane, but was lighter, slimmer and longer and used the Armstrong Whitworth Jaguar IVA radial piston engine.

Two aircraft were built and delivered Imperial Airways at Croydon Airport in February 1935. The airline had lost interest in using them as mailplane and the two aircraft were converted as VIP transports with 13 removable seats.

[edit] G-ACOX

The first aircraft, registered G-ACOX and named Boadicea, was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at Haren, Brussels on 25 October 1935.

[edit] G-ACOY

The second aircraft, registered G-ACOY and named Britomart, did not last much longer then its sister when it was lost in the English Channel on 25 September 1936.

[edit] Specifications

General characteristics

Length: 44 ft 2 in (13.46 m)
Wingspan: 54 ft 0 in (16.46 m)
Height: 15 ft 2 in (4.62 m)
Wing area: 718.5 ft² (66.75 m²)
Empty weight: 6,100 lb (2767 kg)
Loaded weight: lb (kg)
Max takeoff weight: 9,500 lb (4309 kg)
Powerplant: 2× Armstrong Whitworth Jaguar VIA rotary piston, 490 hp (365 kW) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 170 knots (195 mph, 314 km/h)
Range: 600 mi (966 km)

[edit] Reference

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919. London: Putnam. ISBN 0 370 10014 X.