Blackburn Roc Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Blackburn Aircraft Ltd, Brough

First Flight:

23 December 1938

Roc:

136 - Boulton Paul Aircraft Ltd, Wolverhampton

Type Specification

Applies to:

Blackburn Roc

Type:

Fleet fighter

Wing:

All metal low wing cantilever monoplane

Fuselage:

All metal construction

Tail Unit:

Cantilever tailplane at base of fin with single rudder

Landing Gear:

Main gear retracts outward from wing root and carries a single wheel. Fixed tailwheel

Power Plant:

One 890 hp Bristol Perseus XII engine in nose

Accommodation:

Pilot in enclosed cockpit with gunner in turret aft

Armament:

Four 0.303 in Browning guns in turret

Span:

46 ft

Length:

35 ft 7 in

Height:

12 ft 1 in

Wing Area:

310 sq ft

Tare:

6,124 lb

All-up:

7,950 lb

Speed:

223 at 10,000 ft

Initial Climb:

1,500 ft/min

Service Ceiling:

18,000 ft

Range:

810 miles

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