All-metal biplane is powered with DeHavilland Gipsy, A. D. C. Cirrus I II, or Armstrong-Siddeley Genet engine; rather wide fuselage for side-by-side seats; construction of fuselage and wing described in detail; one size of steel tube throughout fuselage which is in three sections; duralumin frames instead of transverse struts; wings of steel spars carrying duralumin ribs; calculated top speed is well over 100 m.p.h.; no vertical fin surface; floats and landing gear interchangeable. (See also Flight vol. 21, no. 3, Jan. 17, 1929 pp. 39-44, 9 figs and Aeroplane, vol. 36, no. 22, May 29, 1929, pp. 893-895, 898 and 900, 7 figs.)


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    Title :

    The Blackburn "Bluebird" mark IV


    Additional title:

    Modern Transport


    Published in:

    Modern Transport ; 21 , n 536 ; p 24-25


    Publication date :

    1929


    Size :

    2 pages


    Remarks:

    3 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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