Talk:Bristol Freighter

message: If you compare this aircraft with the DC-4 Carvair which got retractable landing gear, it seem old fashion
with the fixed landing gear? Never any plans to make with retractable landing gear? RGDS Alexmcfire —Preceding unsigned comment added by  Alexmcfire (talk • contribs) 19:38, 30 May 2007
:Perhaps the extreme high mounting position of the wings on the fuselage explains it. A retraction mechanism in the typical style would have required significant engineering (and perhaps weight) to maintain strength. Either way, it's not really something we can put into the article unless there is some discussion of it in a reliable source which would be relevant to cite. – Kieran T (talk) 19:21, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: In the article it explains the original requirement was for an aircraft to operate out of jungle strips - an environment in which having the wheels down and bolted has an advantage.MilborneOne 21:09, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The Freighter was intended for operation in places like Burma where forward maintenance facilities would likely be rudimentary. For that reason, it was designed with the attributes of a "Bush" plane, similar to say a Noorduyn Norseman or a de Havilland Canada Beaver. Although this is only a guess, I suspect the original intended load may have been a Bulldozer which would then have been used to clear the trees and create a runway capable of taking other aircraft. Ian Dunster (talk) 18:43, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
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message: Copy-edit from the article: "Ref:- The "Bristol 170" page describing the Bristol Type 170 Freighter airliner. I would like to add to the page that a book on the Bristol 170 is now available, written by myself and is a very comprehensive history of the 214 Freighters built. It contains over 300 photographs, many unpublished before plus some 50 in colour with a selection of side-view drawings depicting operator liveries. The book includes detailed technical and structural details with comprehensive histories of all the companies and air forces which operated the type over some 50 years. The book is published by Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd, and is available from Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd on www.air-britain.co.uk Sales dept:- 41, Penshurst Road, Leigh, Tonbridge, Kent, TN11 8HL, England. Full details follow:
* King, Derek A. The Bristol 170, Freighter, Wayfarer and Superfreighter. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd., 2011. ." FWiW Bzuk (talk) 00:22, 21 December 2011 (UTC)
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