Bristol Pullman

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Bristol Types 26 and 33 Pullman
Type	Passenger aircraft
Manufacturer	Bristol Aeroplane Company
Designed by	Frank Barnwell
Maiden flight	May 1920
Primary user	Royal Air Force
Number built	1
Variants	Tramp

The Bristol Pullman was a prototype passenger aircraft developed from the Bristol Braemar heavy bomber.

1 Development
2 Operators
3 Specifications
4 References
5 Related content

[edit] Development

The first Pullman was actually built as the third Braemar, and first flew early in May 1920. It was shown at the International Aero Show at Olympia in July of that year, where its great size and interior decorations were much admired. The Pullman was one of the earliest British aircraft to have a fully enclosed crew cabin, and this feature was disliked by service pilots, who often carried fireman's axes with them to enable them to escape in an emergency.

Ultimately the Pullman was not accepted for squadron use by the RAF, nor was it selected for use by any civil operator. The prototype was the sole example.