Bristol Brabazon - Wikipedia
The Bristol Type 167 Brabazon was a large British piston-engined propeller-driven airliner designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company to fly transatlantic routes between the UK and the …
The Plane That Flew Too Soon • Damn Interesting
2008年2月1日 · To the throaty roar of eight powerful Centaurus piston engines, and the delight of the crowd, the Bristol Brabazon – the largest and most advanced airliner of its day– sped …
Bristol Brabazon - HistoryNet
2017年3月9日 · Eventually built and flown, and named after the chairman of the committee that conceived it, the Bristol Brabazon remains the largest airplane ever built in Britain. It also …
Britain's Piston Engined Transatlantic Hope: The Story Of The ...
2024年8月7日 · The Britian's Bristol Brabazon was an ambitious and luxurious aircraft designed to compete with ocean liners. It fell short in the jet age when faster jets like the Comet emerged, …
The Bristol Brabazon: Britain’s Giant That Never Took Flight
2024年11月4日 · When the Bristol Brabazon first rolled out onto the runway at Filton Aerodrome in 1949, it was nothing short of a spectacle. This was the largest and most ambitious aircraft …
Bristol 167 Brabazon - BAE Systems
4 days after its maiden flight, the Bristol 167 Brabazon appeared at the SBAC Show at Farnborough before embarking on its test programme. It returned to Farnborough in 1950, …
The Bristol Brabazon – The First Wide Bodied Airliner
2019年9月25日 · The Bristol Brabazon was fitted with eight engines, four in each wing. Each pair angled to drive contra-rotating propellers. Given the exigencies of the war it took Bristol until …