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| The Type 170 was designed as an economic passenger, freight/passenger or all-freight transport aircraft to Specification 22/44 to carry a high payload on short-range flights. Because the campaign against the Japanese in Burma was still under way, a second Specification (G.9/45) was issued to provide a military transport capable of carrying into jungle areas a three-ton payload, including heavy trucks, guns, 28 stretchers and attendants, 36 fully equipped troops, 23 paratroops or other military loads. Large twin nose-doors facilitated loading and unloading of cargo.
The first of the two prototypes flew in December 1945, by which time it was too late to see service during World War II. But surveys had shown that there was a genuine need for a similar aircraft for post-war commercial services and so the Freighter and Wayfarer were put into production, with nose-doors for loading freight or mixed passenger/freight-carrying and without nose-doors but seating for 36 passengers respectively.
Of the 214 Bristol Type 170 built, the best-known of all the versions was the Mk 32 with a lengthened fuselage, ordered by Silver City Airways. This version could accommodate two or three cars and 23 passengers. Apart from the large numbers of commercial versions which were supplied for use in all parts of the world for a variety of duties, the Type 170 was also produced as a military transport and served with the RAAF, RCAF (Mk 31 freighter version), RNZAF and the Pakistan Air Force.
 | A three-view drawing (745 x 695) |
| CREW | 3 |
| PASSENGERS | 44-56 |
| ENGINE | 2 x Bristol "Hercules 734", 1455kW |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 19967 kg | 44020 lb |
| Empty weight | 12415 kg | 27371 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 32.9 m | 108 ft 11 in |
| Length | 20.8 m | 68 ft 3 in |
| Height | 8.6 m | 28 ft 3 in |
| Wing area | 138.1 m2 | 1486.49 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 360 km/h | 224 mph |
| Cruise speed | 254 km/h | 158 mph |
| Ceiling | 7000 m | 22950 ft |
| Range w/max.fuel | 3800 km | 2361 miles |
| Range w/max payload | 1200 km | 746 miles |
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SARANG M. PATEL reply | | leo rudnicki, e-mail, 29.04.2009 22:16 Chuck Norris saved the orphans in one of these. What a humanitarian. reply | | Bill Stephenson, e-mail, 15.01.2009 00:44 I flew in one of these. What an experience. It was a long time ago in the 60's. It was all stripped out, with few seats, there was four of us, and four crew. It was a buppy slow ride, reminding me of the Anson I had flown in in the 50's. Take off, we rattled down the runway, I thought it was going to shake to pieces, it vibrated like mad, but we got airbourne at last. Flew low and got to our destination. I have forgotten many of my flights I have made, but not that one, it sticks in my mind. Loved it all the same, and been interested in them ever since. reply | |
| | Trevor A. Fitchett, e-mail, 02.04.2008 06:36 In 1957, the age of 10 I went on a family holiday to the Isle of Man.UK on a Bristol 170 Wayfayer operated by Lancahire Aircraft Corporation, departing from Blackpool Sqires Gate. To fly on a family holiday in those days was very unusual and amomg my childhood friends I became somewhat of a celebrity for many months afterwards.
The schedled departure from Sqires Gate was at 15.00 hours and we arrived at the airport at aroung 13.00 after a six hour journey in a Burlingham Seagull coach, operated by Robin Hood Coaches of Nottingham, England.
We rested in a restaurant area ( a converted nissen hut from World War Two days ) before being called for the flight.
I sat under the wing in a first row seat and had a very good view from the large window. After seat belt and primative emergency instuctions all passegers were given a barley sugar sweet and the customery sick bag with LAC logo.
With a noisy, vibration packed start up the Hercules engines throttled back to idle and we began to taxi.
En-route to the runway the pilot tested the brakes a number of times and each time the aircraft swung violently to port. The pilot then entered the passeger cabin to inform the passegers of a problem with the brakes and that we would shortley be returning to the terminal to effect a repair.
Four hours later we boarded the aircraft again and this time we were airbourne in a very short time, sweeping over a wind swept shoreline and heading out across a stormy Irish Sea. After 40 minutes we crossed the Isle of Mans rocky shoreline to land at Ronaldsway. My first impression on exiting the aircraft was the line of six BEA Pioneer DC3's and the Viscounr 700 series of Aer Lingus. Mum had a camera but with film being expensive there was no chance of a shot to record the sight which greeted us on leaving the aircraft.
After a 2 week holiday in which I spotted the Wayfayers plying their trade to Blackpool on numerous occasions over
the capital of the island, Douglas, we set off back in the same aircraft ( G- AICS )to Squires Gate. On the ramp at Ronaldsway I remember spotting a BEA Viscount series 800.
The flight back was over all too soon but I remember getting a good view of the the famous Blackpool Tower on our approach.
This wasn't my fist time in the air. On a previous holiday I had enjoyed my first flight in a DH Rapide, again from Squires Gate In October, 2000 I took my & year old grandson, Jacob for a long weekend to Blackpool and could not resist a trip to Squires Gate, now a fine modern airport renamed Blackpool International. Seeing that there was an air taxi operation I enquired about joy flights and within a few minutes we were getting airboune along that runway where the brakes had failed all those years before This time we were in a Piper Cherokee for a one hour flight out to Morcombe Bay and over the famous old tower again.
What great memories and this time I got the photo, I just wished the old 170 had been in the picture. reply | | WARNAULT PHILIPPE, e-mail, 02.12.2007 15:22 DEAR MISTER
J'LIKE THIS PLANE, J AM VERY INTERESTING FOR THE SILVER CITY SAFE AIR AER-LINGUS MANY AIRLINES HAVE FLY THE BRISTOL FREIGHTER. J HAVE MANY POSCARDS ON BRISTOL AND PICTURES,SLIDES. J SEARCH STICKERS AND PIN'S ON BRISTOL;
J HAVE MANY REVUES AND BOOKS OF BRISTOL FREIGHTER.
JE RECHERCHE DES CORRESPONDANTS FOR THE ECHANGES PHOTOS ETC. . .
FELICITATIONS FOR THE ANSWER AND COMMENTS FOR THIS AIRCRAFT.
SINCERELY PHILIPPE reply | | martin fletcher, e-mail, 07.09.2007 11:35 recently found an aircraft which was very over grown on a site in south Auckland no wings or tail plain but fuselage and cockpit area in good condition.
Have a few photo's think it could be mk 31 freighter version reply |
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