Bristol Britannia

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The Bristol Britannia was a British medium-to-long-range turboprop airliner of the 1950s and 1960s, noted for its quiet, efficient performance and use on transatlantic routes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airliner ⓘ
turboprop airliner ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration pressurized fuselage ⓘ
airframeMaterial all-metal construction ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crew 4 ⓘ
cruiseSpeed about 350 knots ⓘ
designedFor long-range passenger services ⓘ
transatlantic operations ⓘ
developmentStart late 1940s ⓘ
engineType turboprop ⓘ
enteredServiceWith BOAC ⓘ
era 1950s ⓘ
1960s ⓘ
firstFlight 1952-08-16 ⓘ
firstOperator British Overseas Airways Corporation ⓘ
introduced 1957 ⓘ
landingGear retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Bristol Aeroplane Company ⓘ
nickname Whispering Giant ⓘ
notableFeature fuel-efficient performance ⓘ
quiet cabin ⓘ
notableUse transatlantic routes ⓘ
numberOfEngines 4 ⓘ
powerplant Bristol Proteus turboprop engine ⓘ
primaryUser British Overseas Airways Corporation ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
productionPeriod 1950s ⓘ
range around 4000 miles ⓘ
retired 1980s ⓘ
role medium-to-long-range airliner ⓘ
serviceCeiling 25000 ft ⓘ
status out of service ⓘ
successor Bristol Type 175 Britannic (military transport derivatives) ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Britannia

Douglas DC-8 ⓘ
early jet airliners such as the Boeing 707 ⓘ
tailConfiguration conventional tail ⓘ
typicalPassengerCapacity 139 ⓘ
90 ⓘ
usedBy British Eagle International Airlines ⓘ
British Overseas Airways Corporation ⓘ
Canadian Pacific Air Lines ⓘ
Cubana de Aviación ⓘ
El Al ⓘ
Monarch Airlines ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
Transcontinental and Western Air (charter and cargo operators later) ⓘ
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rolls-Royce Olympus → usedInAircraft → Bristol Britannia (testbed) ⓘ
subject linked to: Rolls-Royce Olympus turbojet
linked to: Bristol Britannia
Bristol Aeroplane Company → notableProduct → Bristol Britannia ⓘ
Britannia Airways → operatedAircraftType → Bristol Britannia ⓘ
Canadair CP-107 Argus → developedFrom → Bristol Britannia ⓘ
Bristol Siddeley → developedForAircraft → Bristol Britannia ⓘ
Filton Airfield (former) → associatedWith → Bristol Britannia ⓘ
British United Airways → fleetIncluded → Bristol Britannia ⓘ
No. 70 Squadron RAF → aircraftOperated → Bristol Britannia ⓘ
subject linked to: 70 Sqn
Bristol Britannia → successor → Bristol Type 175 Britannic (military transport derivatives) ⓘ
linked to: Bristol Britannia
British European Airways → operatedAircraftType → Bristol Britannia ⓘ
subject linked to: BEA
Bristol Olympus → usedInAircraft → Bristol Britannia ⓘ
RAF Laarbruch → basedAircraftType → Bristol Britannia ⓘ