Boulton & Paul Bugle
Bugle |
Role |
Medium bomber |
National origin |
UK |
Manufacturer |
Boulton & Paul, Norwich |
First flight |
30 June 1923 |
Number built |
7 |
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)
Data from [1]
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
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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