NMLW Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 The Brabazon 1 on a short test flight from Bristol and return. Aircraft model, textures and forward by Jens B. Kristensen. “This huge and good-looking aircraft was planned as a transatlantic airliner for BOAC. It was powered by eight Bristol Centaurus radial engines, and flew for the first time in 1949. The Brabazon was unable to compete with aircraft like the Douglas DC-6/7 and the Lockheed Constellation, so only one prototype G-AGPW was built. It was broken up after three years of flight testing.†General characteristics from Wikipedia: Crew: 6–12Capacity: 100 passengersLength: 177 ft (54.0 m)Wingspan: 230 ft (70 m)Height: 50 ft (15 m)Wing area: 5,317 ft² (494.0 m²)Airfoil: Root T.P.4 (mod) Tip T.P.5Empty weight: 145,100 lb (65,820 kg)Max. takeoff weight: 290,000 lb (130,000 kg)Fuel capacity: 13,650 Imp gal (61,971 L)Powerplant: 8 × Bristol Centaurus radial engines, 2,650 hp (1,860 kW) eachPropellers: paired contra-rotating Rotol, three wooden bladesPropeller diameter: 16 ft (4.9 m) Performance Maximum speed: 300 mph (260 kn, 480 km/h) at 25,000 ftCruise speed: 250 mph (220 kn, 400 km/h) at 25,000 ftRange: 5,500 mi (4,800 nmi, 8,900 km) at 250 mph and 25,000 ftService ceiling: 25,000 ft (7,600 m) at full weightRate of climb: 750 ft/min (3.8 m/s) at sea levelMax. wing loading: 54 lb/ft² (270 kg/m²)Minimum power/mass: 0.073 hp/lb (120 W/kg) Click to Enlarge . . . . . . More in the reply . . . . . . . . . Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMLW Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share Posted May 10, 2019 Click to Enlarge . . . . . . On utube: Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peer01 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Thanks very much Larry, haven't seen this beauty for a long time! :cool::cool::cool: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Beautiful pictures!! Having said that, this airplane is obviously years behind the real world aircraft of that era!! Michael Being an old chopper guy I usually fly low and slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downwind66 Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Wow, Larry, what an amazing aircraft I had never heard of before. I went over to YouTube to watch the video, and it showed a cross section of all the various facilities this aircraft provided. Sleeper berths, movie theaters, dining areas etc. They said they only planned on 50-100 people to fly at any one time, so it's no wonder they couldn't compete with other aircraft of that time! Very interesting, thanks for sharing with us! Rick :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flightsimg Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 Hi! Fine pics and plane! A one which needs to be piloted cautiously, looks like! Gérard Guichard, Dijon, Burgundy, France. i5 Intel processor, 4 Go of Ram, Nvidia GeForce 920MX, DirectX 12.0, and FSX Gold Edition with SP1, SP2. My personal flightsim website is at http://flightlessons.6te.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMLW Posted May 11, 2019 Author Share Posted May 11, 2019 Thanks Jan, Michael, Rick and Gerard. At least the flightsim version is fun and easy to fly. :) Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamb Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Terrific set of shots Larry, I never saw that one before. :D [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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