Bristol 133

1934

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Bristol 133

A further private venture design for the F.7/30 competition, the Type 133 single-seat fighter featured a forward fuselage of girder-type construction, a monocoque rear fuselage and Alclad stressed skinning. Powered by a Bristol Mercury VIS.2 rated at 620hp for take-off and carrying an armament of two synchronised 7.7mm Vickers guns in the fuselage and a Lewis gun of similar calibre mounted above each mainwheel housing, the Type 133 flew for the first time on 8 June 1934. After completing a considerable amount of flying, on 8 March 1935 the prototype got into a flat spin and the engine stopped, the pilot baling out and the aircraft being destroyed. No further development was undertaken.

3-View 
Bristol 133A three-view drawing (1280 x 942)

Specification 
 WEIGHTS
  Take-off weight2149 kg4738 lb
  Empty weight1053 kg2321 lb
 DIMENSIONS
  Wingspan11.89 m39 ft 0 in
  Length8.53 m28 ft 0 in
  Height2.97 m10 ft 9 in
  Wing area22.95 m2247.03 sq ft
 PERFORMANCE
  Max. speed418 km/h260 mph

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rbbrlabdvw, e-mail, 30.07.2020 11:04

Muchas gracias. ?Como puedo iniciar sesion?

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Rich, e-mail, 29.04.2009 06:22

The Mercury IX 850hp only powered the Gladiator to 257mph. The Mercury VI 620hp powered the type 133 to 260mph. Think what even a Mercury IX could have done for it. How about a Hercules?

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Rich, e-mail, 29.04.2009 06:15

W.T. Campbell entered a spin with the undercarriage unintentionally down. Give it a Perseus and the Gloster Gladiator would not be able to compete.

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leo rudnicki, e-mail, 15.04.2009 06:38

This aircraft oozes a certain "je ne sais qwhat" Sort of a British Breda 65. The attempt at monocoque probably explains why Sir Sidney built the Hurricane in tube and rag. The prototype accidentally collided with some farm machinery and was re-assembled without a manual. No offence against farm machinery intended. I don't know good from bad but I know terrible.

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