Bristol Pullman
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Pullman |
| image | Bristol Pullman.jpg |
| type | Passenger aircraft |
| manufacturer | Bristol Aeroplane Company |
| national_origin | United Kingdom |
| designer | Frank Barnwell |
| first_flight | May 1920 |
| status | Prototype |
| primary_user | Royal Air Force |
| more_users | |
| number_built | 1 |
| developed_from | Bristol Braemar |
| developed_into | Bristol Tramp |
| :: |
|name= Pullman |image=Bristol Pullman.jpg |caption= |type= Passenger aircraft |manufacturer= Bristol Aeroplane Company |national_origin=United Kingdom |designer= Frank Barnwell |first_flight= May 1920 |introduction= |retired= |status= Prototype |primary_user= Royal Air Force |more_users= |produced= |number_built= 1 |unit cost= |developed_from= Bristol Braemar |variants= |developed_into= Bristol Tramp
The Bristol Pullman was a British prototype passenger aircraft developed from the Braemar triplane heavy bomber.
Design and development
The Pullman was developed as a 14-passenger variant of the Braemar bomber. The third prototype Braemar was completed as the prototype and sole Pullman and first flew early in May 1920. It was shown at the International Aero Show at Olympia in July of that year, where its great size and interior fittings were much admired. The Pullman was one of the earliest British aircraft to have a fully enclosed crew cabin, and this feature was disliked by service pilots, who often carried fireman's axes with them to enable them to escape in an emergency.
Operational history
Ultimately the Pullman was not accepted for squadron use by the Royal Air Force, nor was it selected for use by any civil operator. The prototype was the sole example of the type constructed or configured.
Variants
;Type 26 Pullman :Passenger variant of the Braemar bomber powered by four Liberty L-12 engines, one built and first flown in May 1920, sometimes known as the Pullman 14. ;Type 33 Pullman 40 :Proposed upscaled 40-passenger variant, it was to be powered from a central engine room, at first with four 500 hp Siddeley Tiger engines and later by two 1500 hp steam turbines. A smaller testbed for the central engine room concept was built as the Tramp.
Operators
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Specifications
|ref=Bristol Aircraft since 1910 |prime units?=imp General characteristics
|crew=2 |capacity=14 passengers |length ft=52 |length in= |length note= |span ft=81 |span in=8 |span note= |height ft=20 |height in= |height note= |wing area sqft=1905 |wing area note= |aspect ratio= |airfoil= |empty weight lb=11000 |empty weight note= |gross weight lb=17750 |gross weight note= |max takeoff weight lb= |max takeoff weight note= |fuel capacity= |more general= Powerplant
|eng1 number=4 |eng1 name=Liberty L-12 |eng1 type=V-12 water-cooled piston engines |eng1 hp=400 |eng1 note=
|prop blade number=4 |prop name=fixed-pitch pusher and tractor propellers |prop dia ft= |prop dia in= |prop dia note= Performance
|max speed mph=135 |max speed note= |cruise speed mph= |cruise speed note= |stall speed mph= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed mph= |never exceed speed note= |minimum control speed mph= |minimum control speed note= |range miles=1000 |range note=+ |ferry range miles= |ferry range note= |endurance= |ceiling ft=15000 |ceiling note= |climb rate ftmin= |climb rate note= |time to altitude= |lift to drag= |wing loading lb/sqft= |wing loading note= |fuel consumption lb/mi= |power/mass= |more performance=
References
Citations
Bibliography
References
- Barnes, C.H.. (1964). "Bristol Aircraft since 1910". Putnam & Company Ltd..
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