Blackburn Sydney Explained

The Blackburn R.B.2 Sydney (serial N241) was a long-range maritime patrol flying boat developed for the Royal Air Force in 1930, in response to Air Ministry Specification R.5/27. It was a parasol-winged braced monoplane of typical flying boat arrangement with triple tailfins and its three engines arranged on the wing's leading edge. After evaluation, it was not ordered into production and no further examples were built.

With development of the Sydney abandoned, construction of a cargo-carrying variant powered by radial engines, the C.B.2 Nile was also ended.

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Bibliography

• Book: London, Peter . British Flying Boats . 2003 . Sutton Publishing . Stroud, UK . 0-7509-2695-3 .
• Book: Taylor, Michael J. H. . Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . 1989 . Studio Editions . London . 158 .
• Blackburn Sydney – British Aircraft Directory

External links

• The Blackburn "Sydney" Flying Boat in Flight, 5 September 1930
• Blackburn flying boats 1924–1940
• Picture of the Sydney N241
• "Blackburn R.B. 2 Sydney", Youtube.com first flight
• "Huge All-Metal Flying Boat Weighs Ten Tons", March 1931, Popular Mechanics

Notes and References

1. Blackburn. Flight. 21 November 1930. 7. 15 February 2017. Major Rennie is responsible for the seaplane types..