"Perth" flying boat completed by Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co, to order of British Air Ministry; powered with three Rolls-Royce "Buzzard" engines, series 11 MS, 12-cyl water-cooled engines, with bore and stroke of 6 by 6.6 in., developing max of 920 hp, and max speed 2300 rpm; span 97 ft; fitted with large-caliber automatic quick-firing gun which fires 1 1/2lb shells at rate of 100 per min. (See also Aeroplane v 45 n 15 Oct 11 1933 p 643-4 and 646-7)
Big guns at brough
Flight
Flight ; 25 , n 1294
1933
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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