page_title: Blackburn Aircraft
section_title: Aircraft
hierarchical_section_title: Blackburn Aircraft / Aircraft
caption_attribution_description: Blackburn Beverley (XB287) in 1964, location unknown. Photographed by Adrian Pingstone and released to the public domain.
context_page_description: Blackburn Aircraft Limited was a British aircraft manufacturer that concentrated mainly on naval and maritime aircraft during the first part of the 20th century.
context_section_description: Blackburn First Monoplane (1909) – Single-engine, single-seat high-wing monoplane aircraft
  Blackburn Second Monoplane (1911) – Single-engine midwing monoplane aircraft.
  Blackburn Mercury (1911) – Single-engine, two-seat midwing monoplane training aircraft
  Blackburn Type B (1912) – Single-engine, two-seat midwing monoplane training aircraft. A development of the Blackburn Mercury
  Blackburn Type D (1912) – Single-engine single-seat mid-winged monoplane. Preserved in flying condition by the Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden, and survives as the oldest British-built aircraft.
  Blackburn Type E (1912) – Single-engine, midwing metal-framed monoplanes, one single-seater one twin.
  Blackburn Type I (1913) – Single-engine 1/2-seat mid-wing monoplane built both as land- and seaplane.
  Blackburn Type L (1914) – Single-engine two-seat biplane seaplane.
  AD Scout (1915) – Admiralty designed single-engine, single-seat pusher anti-Zeppelin aircraft. Two each built by Blackburn and by Hewlett & Blondeau.
  Blackburn Twin Blackburn (1915) – Twin-fuselage, two-engine, two-seat anti-Zeppelin seaplane.
  Blackburn General Purpose (1916) – Twin-engine three-seat seaplane biplane anti-submarine patrol bomber.
  Blackburn Triplane (1916) – Blackburn-designed triplane version of Scout
  Blackburn White Falcon (1916) – Single-engine two-seat mid-wing monoplane.
  Blackburn R.T.1 Kangaroo (1918) – Twin-engine, three-seat biplane reconnaissance/torpedo bomber
  Blackburn N.1B (1918) – Single-engine single-seat biplane flying boat escort bomber (started; not finished; never flew).
  Blackburn Blackburd (1918) – Single-engine, single-seat biplane torpedo bomber
  Blackburn Sidecar (1919) Single-engine two-seat mid wing monoplane ultra light: may not have flown.
  Blackburn T.1 Swift (1920) – Single-engine, single-seat floatplane torpedo bomber
  Blackburn T.2 Dart (1921) – Single-engine, single-seat biplane torpedo bomber
  Alula D.H.6 (1921) – Experimental aircraft to test the Alula wing using an Airco DH.6 fuselage.
  Alula Semiquaver (1921) – Single-engine Alula wing conversion of the Martinsyde Semiquaver.
  Blackburn R.1 Blackburn (1922) – Single-engine, three-seat biplane naval spotter/reconnaissance aircraft.
  Blackburn Pellet (1923) – Single-engine single-seat biplane Schneider racer.
  Blackburn Bluebird (1924) – Single-engine, two-seat biplane training/touring aircraft
  Blackburn T.4 Cubaroo (1924) – Single-engine, four-seat large biplane torpedo bomber.
  Blackburn T.3 Velos (1925) – Single-engine, two-seat biplane bomber floatplane
  Blackburn R.2 Airedale (1925) – Single-engine three-seat high-wing monoplane reconnaissance.
  Blackburn T.5 Ripon (1926) – Single-engine, two-seat biplane reconnaissance/torpedo bomber
  Blackburn Sprat (1926) single-engine two-seat biplane advanced trainer.
  Blackburn R.B.1 Iris (1926) – Three-engine, five-seat biplane flying boat
  Blackburn F.1 Turcock (1928) – Single-engine fighter aircraft.
  Blackburn F.2 Lincock (1928) – Single-engine, single-seat biplane fighter.
  Blackburn Beagle (1928) – Single-engine two-seat two-seat biplane bomber.
  Blackburn Bluebird IV (1929) – Single-engine, two-seat biplane training/touring aircraft.
  Blackburn 2F.1 Nautilus (1929) – Single-engine two-seat engine biplane fighter
  Blackburn T.7B (1929) – Single-engine three-seat biplane bomber/reconnaissance for Japanese Navy.
  Blackburn R.B.2 Sydney (1930) – Three-engine, four-seat parasol-wing long-range flying boat.
  Blackburn C.B.2 Nile (1930) – Three-engine, two-seat parasol-wing cargo transport, a variant of the Sydney.
  Blackburn B-1 Segrave (1930) – Twin-engine, four-seat low-wing monoplane touring aircraft
  Blackburn C.A.15C (1932) – Twin-engine ten passenger high-wing monoplane/ biplane airliner.
  Blackburn T.8 Baffin (1932) – Single-engine, two-seat biplane torpedo bomber.
  Blackburn B-2 (1932) – Single-engine, two-seat biplane training aircraft.
  Blackburn B-3 M.1/30 (1932) – Single-engine, two-seat biplane naval torpedo bomber.
  Blackburn B-5 Baffin (1932)
  Blackburn R.B.3 Perth (1933) – Three-engine, five-seat biplane flying boat.
  Blackburn T.9 Shark (1933) – single
caption: Blackburn Beverley photographed in 1964. The type served the RAF as a heavy lift transport between 1955 and 1967. A total of 47 were built
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