The Bristol Type 170 Superfreighter was an upgraded version of the Bristol Freighter . But it was assigned for transport and passenger flights. It was manufactured and used by Silver City Airways for short ferry flights to France [1] .
| Bristol superfreighter | |
|---|---|
| Type 170 Series 32 Superfreighter | |
 | |
| Type of | Transport aircraft Passenger plane |
| Developer | Bristol Aeroplane Company |
| The first flight | January 16, 1953 |
| Start of operation | 1953 |
| Status | decommissioned |
| Operators | Silver city airways British united air ferries British united airways |
| Base model | Bristol freighter |
Content
- 1 Development
- 2 first flight
- 3 Operation
- 4 Features
- 5 notes
Development
Type 170 was the first of the Bristol Aeroplane Company projects after World War II . This aircraft had a short range. The aircraft was a high-wing aircraft with a double-winged bow door, a crew cabin above the cargo compartment, a fixed gear [2] and two Bristol Hercules engines installed in the wing with a gas distribution of the gas mixture.
Bristol manufactured two versions of this type of aircraft:
- Freight Type 170 Mk I Freiter (Freiter)
- Passenger Type 170 MK II Wayfarer (Weifarer)
Weifrerer had a solid bow, a side entrance door, and a reinforced cargo floor. But it also existed in several different interior layouts and accommodated up to 32 passengers, a kitchen and a toilet. [3]
But in 1953, Super Wayfarer was also developed, which could accommodate two or three cars and up to 23 passengers. Later, another version of Super Wayfarer was developed, which already accommodated 60 passengers and was used for multi-channel flights to Europe.
First Flight
The first flight of the experimental Freiter aircraft took place on December 2, 1945.
Wayfarer , which held 32 seats - April 30, 1946
According to the results of operational tests, the wing span was increased by 3.05 meters to increase lift . This entailed the installation of more powerful engines. The resulting aircraft was designated Type 170 Freiter Mk 21 . The most famous option was the Type 170 Freiter Mk 32 with a fuselage extended by 1.52 meters. [four]
Operation
- Air charter
- Air ferry
- British Air Ferries (BAF)
- British United Air Ferries (BUAF)
- Channel air bridge
- Compagnie Air Transport (see illustration)
- Lambair
- Midland air cargo
- SABENA
- Silver city airways
Features
- Specifications
- Crew : 3
- Passenger capacity: 23 - 60 depending on the layout of the passenger compartment
- Length : 22.40 meters
- Height : 7.6 meters [5]
- Wing Area: 120.4 m² (1,297 ft²)
- Empty weight: 13.351 kg
- Powerplant : 2 × Bristol Hercules
- Flight characteristics
- Maximum speed: 362 km / h at an altitude of 910 m
- Cruising speed : 264 km / h at an altitude of 1,500 meters
Notes
- ↑ King, Derek. The Bristol type 170: freighter, wayfarer and superfreighter . - Air Britain Historians, 2011 .-- ISBN 9780851304052 , 0851304052.
- ↑ Guardia, Mike. Junkers Ju 87. Founder of fixed gear. . - ISBN 9781472801197 , 1472801199, 2014415722.
- ↑ GJ Powell. THE OPERATION OF THE ENGLISH CHANNEL AIR FERRY // SAE Technical Paper Series. - 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA, United States: SAE International, 1952-01-01. - DOI : 10.4271 / 520096 .
- ↑ Bristol 170 (Bristol Freighter) . RAF Library . axis-and-allies-paintworks.com. Date of treatment July 25, 2019.
- ↑ Barnes, CH Bristol Aircraft since 1910. - 1st. - London: Putnam & Company Ltd., 1964. - P. 330—343.