| H.S.T.10 | |
|---|---|
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| Blackburn HST.10 | |
| Role | 12-passenger commercialMonoplane Type of aircraft |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Blackburn Aircraft |
| Number built | 1 |
TheBlackburn H.S.T.10 (sometimes known as theBlackburn B-9) was a 1930s British twin-engined commercialmonoplane, designed and built byBlackburn Aircraft atBrough, East Yorkshire.[1]
The H.S.T.10 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane powered by twoNapier Rapier VI engines. It had a retractableconventional landing gear with an enclosed cabin for two pilots and twelve passengers. It was fitted with a single-spar all-metal wing. The single tubular spar, known as the Blackburn-Duncanson, had previously been tested on aBlackburn Segrave. Claimed to be lighter than a two spar design while also stiff in "torsion and bending", the spar also served as the fuel tank.
Intended to be "high speed" by careful attention to shape and removing "protuberances" with retractable undercarriage, the expected performance was 320 miles with two pilots and twelve passengers which increased to 1000 miles with both pilots and five passengers.[2]
The pilots had individual rudder pedals but a single "handle" on the central control column which could be swung in front of either pilot seat. The cockpit was separated from the 18 ft (5.5 m) by 4 ft 4 in (1.32 m) by 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) high cabin. At the rear of the aircraft was a toilet and a 37 cu ft (1.0 m3) luggage space. Configurations drawn up by Blackburn included 12- and 8-seat passenger cabins or 4 bunks/stretchers as a medical transport.[3]
The prototype usedtest serialB-9. In 1937, the project was abandoned, and B-9 was given to Loughborough College as an instructional airframe.[1]
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