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Blackburn R.B.2 Sydney - 2 Minutes (ish)

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Study Blackburn R.B.2 Sydney - 2 Minutes (ish), a Dr. Alex Clarke video from 5 Oct 2020, with 5 time notes. Topics include Aircraft Design, Aircraft Engines, Blackburn Nile.

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Runtime2:47
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Time notes

  1. 0:03
    The Sydney's unrealized reconnaissance role

    Only one Blackburn Sydney was built, but modest changes might have turned the striking flying boat into a critical reconnaissance aircraft.

    Chapter
  2. 0:27
    Turning the Iris layout into a monoplane flying boat

    Blackburn adapted the Iris biplane flying boat into Britain's first large monoplane flying-boat design, changing the wing support, cockpit enclosure, and tail.

    Notable Point
  3. 0:57
    Military and commercial plans for the flying boat

    Blackburn proposed an armed five-crew Air Ministry aircraft and a C.B.2 airliner for an Alexandria-to-Cape Town service.

    Notable Point
  4. 1:19
    The airline experience behind the Nile proposal

    Cobham-Blackburn Airlines combined the operator of the pioneering Khartoum-Kisumu route with Alan Cobham's experience surveying air routes in and around Africa.

    Notable Point
  5. 1:42
    Why Bristol Jupiter radials suited tropical routes

    The proposed Nile was to use geared 515-horsepower Bristol Jupiter IX radials, whose hot-weather reliability suited the planned African route.

    Notable Point