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Blackburn B-2

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The Blackburn B-2 was a biplane trainer with side-by-side seating, designed and built by Blackburn Aircraft as a successor to the Bluebird IV and sharing much of that design. Its main difference was a semi-monocoque all-metal fuselage similar to the one on the Blackburn Segrave touring aircraft. The prototype first flew at Brough on 10 December 1931, and the type was noted for excellent manoeuvrability and responsive controls. The Royal Air Force was the only air force to adopt it, as part of its expansion programme, while civilian flying schools flew many through the 1930s. In 1942 the remaining aircraft passed to the Air Training Corps as instructional aids, and one is still kept flightworthy by the Shuttleworth Collection.

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1931 1
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Surviving 1
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Aircraft (no road body style) 1
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The Blackburn B-2 was a biplane side-by-side trainer aircraft designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Blackburn Aircraft.

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The Blackburn B-2 was a biplane side-by-side trainer aircraft designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Blackburn Aircraft.
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1. Blackburn B-2 (Wikipedia)
  • Article, year
    On 10 December 1931, the prototype B-2 performed its maiden flight at Brough.
  • Lead, body style
    The Blackburn B-2 was a biplane side-by-side trainer aircraft designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Blackburn Aircraft.
  • Article, status
    By the twenty-first century, a single B-2 is still maintained in a flightworthy condition as part of the Shuttleworth Collection.
  • Article, manufacturer
    The Blackburn B-2 was a biplane side-by-side trainer aircraft designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Blackburn Aircraft.
  • Article, country
    The Blackburn B-2 was a biplane side-by-side trainer aircraft designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Blackburn Aircraft.
  • Of Make: Blackburn Aircraft, Article, maker
    The Blackburn B-2 was a biplane side-by-side trainer aircraft designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Blackburn Aircraft.
  • In Group: Military Trainer Aircraft, Lead, aircraft role
    The Blackburn B-2 was a biplane side-by-side trainer aircraft designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Blackburn Aircraft.
  • Exemplifies: Aviation, Lead, aviation mode
    The Blackburn B-2 was a biplane side-by-side trainer aircraft designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Blackburn Aircraft.
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