Blackburn T.4 Cubaroo

1924

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Blackburn T.4 Cubaroo

Two prototypes, first flown in 1924. No production.

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Blackburn T.4 Cubaroo

Specification 
 ENGINE1 x 1000hp Napier Cub
 WEIGHTS
  Take-off weight8635 kg19037 lb
  Empty weight4373 kg9641 lb
 DIMENSIONS
  Wingspan26.82 m88 ft 0 in
  Length16.46 m54 ft 0 in
  Height5.89 m19 ft 4 in
 PERFORMANCE
  Max. speed185 km/h115 mph
  Ceiling3597 m11800 ft
  Range2898 km1801 miles
 ARMAMENT3 x 7.7mm machine-guns, 4 x 250kg bombs or a torpedo

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Blackburn T.4 CubarooA three-view drawing (688 x 666)

Comments
grahamclayton, e-mail, 07.05.2023 01:46

I presume the Cubaroo was meant to be land-based - imagine trying to take off and land that beast on an aircraft carrier!

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bombardier, e-mail, 03.12.2011 21:23

The Blackburn Cubaroo and the Blacburn Blackburn are the ugliest aircraft in the world followed by the Fairey Gannet and many Soviet jets of the late 1940s.

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