Military fact sheets
Bristol
Civilian fact sheets
Bristol Britannia
The British turboprop-powered Bristol Type 175 Britannia airliner proved a huge success as medium-to-long-range airliner. The Britannia was Known as the ‘Whispering Giant’ because of its extremely quiet engines. Developing nation: United Kingdom. Manufacturer/designer: Bristol […]
Military fact sheets
Bristol F.2 Fighter
First prototype Bristol F.2A flew 9 September 1916, equipped with a Rolls Royce Mk.1 engine. Only 52 F.2As were produced before production switched to what became the definitive Bristol Fighter, the Bristol Type 14 F.2B […]
Military fact sheets
Fokker D-XXI (D-21)
The Royal Dutch Air Force (Luchtvaartafdeling) ordered 36 D XXI’s with the 825 hp Bristol Mercury VII nine cylinder radial engine and armed it with four wing-mounted 7,9 mm FN-Browning M.36 guns. When the Germans […]