Boulton Paul Balliol

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The Boulton Paul Balliol was a British post-World War II advanced trainer aircraft designed for the Royal Air Force, notable for being one of the last piston-engined trainers used by the service.

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instanceOf advanced trainer aircraft ⓘ
military trainer aircraft ⓘ
piston-engined aircraft ⓘ
aircraftCategory trainer aircraft ⓘ
aircraftLayout tandem seating ⓘ
aircraftType single-engine trainer ⓘ
airForceDesignation Balliol T.2 ⓘ
armamentCapability light weapons for training ⓘ
configuration low-wing monoplane ⓘ
construction all-metal ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crew 2 ⓘ
3 ⓘ
designedBy Boulton Paul design team ⓘ
designedFor Royal Air Force ⓘ
advanced pilot training ⓘ
weapons training ⓘ
engineType piston engine ⓘ
era postwar ⓘ
eraOfService Cold War ⓘ
firstFlight 1947 ⓘ
introduced late 1940s ⓘ
landingGear retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Boulton Paul Aircraft ⓘ
navalVariant Sea Balliol T.21 ⓘ
notableFor being one of the last piston-engined trainers used by the Royal Air Force ⓘ
operator Fleet Air Arm ⓘ
No. 7 Flying Training School RAF ⓘ
originatedAs replacement for the North American Harvard in RAF service ⓘ
powerplant Rolls-Royce Merlin engine ⓘ
linked to: Rolls-Royce Merlin
primaryUser Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
propulsion single-engine piston ⓘ
retired 1960s ⓘ
role advanced trainer ⓘ
naval trainer ⓘ
serviceEntry post-World War II era ⓘ
status retired ⓘ
successor jet-powered trainer aircraft of the Royal Air Force ⓘ
takeoffAndLanding conventional runway operations ⓘ
usedBy Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
usedFor armament training ⓘ
carrier landing training ⓘ
variant Boulton Paul Sea Balliol ⓘ

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Boulton Paul Aircraft Ltd → notableProduct → Boulton Paul Balliol ⓘ
Boulton Paul Aircraft Ltd → designed → Boulton Paul Balliol trainer ⓘ
linked to: Boulton Paul Balliol
Boulton Paul Balliol → variant → Boulton Paul Sea Balliol ⓘ
linked to: Boulton Paul Balliol
Armstrong Siddeley Mamba → poweredAircraft → Boulton Paul Balliol T.2 (prototype) ⓘ
linked to: Boulton Paul Balliol
Armstrong Siddeley Mamba → poweredAircraft → Boulton Paul Sea Balliol (early examples) ⓘ
linked to: Boulton Paul Balliol