Blackburn Shark, Card No 25 (GPAviation 1938)

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Aircraft, Series 1 (Godfrey Phillips)

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Card No. 25: The BLACKBURN SHARK

Two/Three-seat Torpedo-spotter Reconnaissance Biplane

One 700 h.p. Armstrong Siddeley "Tiger" engine

  • Span: 46 feet
  • Weight loaded: 7,870 lbs.
  • Maximum speed: 152.5 m.p.h. at 5,500 feet
  • Landing speed: 62.5 m.p.h.
  • Ceiling: 16,400 feet
  • Cruising range: 550 miles

Built by:

  • The Blackburn Aeroplane & Motor Co., Ltd., Brough, East Yorkshire

Used by:

  • The Royal Air Force (Fleet Air Arm)