type of aircraft
Boulton & Paul P.71A
The Boulton & Paul P.71A was a 1930s British twin-engined all-metal biplane transport aircraft by Boulton & Paul Ltd used by Imperial Airways for feeder-line work. The P.71 was development of the P.64 Mailplane which had not met the airline's specifications. Two aircraft entered service in early 1935 but both were lost to accidents by end of 1936.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Boulton Paul Aircraft
- First flight
- 1934-09-19
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 130 kt
- Max speed
- 169 kt
- Range
- 520 nm
- Service ceiling
- 21,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 1,400 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 9,500 lb
- Empty weight
- 6,100 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 223 US gal
- Powerplant
- Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar VIA 14-cylinder radial engines
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 7
- Length
- 44.2 ft
- Wingspan
- 54 ft
- Height
- 15.2 ft
- Number built
- 2
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.