Bristol Buckmaster
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| Bristol Buckmaster | ||
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| Description | ||
| Role | Advanced trainer | |
| Crew | 3 | |
| First flight | October 27, 1944 | |
| Entered service | 1945 | |
| Manufacturer | Bristol Aeroplane Company | |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length | 46 ft 5 in | 14.2 m |
| Wingspan | 71 ft 10 in | 21.9 m |
| Height | 17 ft 6 in | 5.3 m |
| Wing area | 708 ft² | 65.8 m² |
| Weights | ||
| Empty | 24,042 lb | 10,900 kg |
| Loaded | 33,700 lb | 15,280 kg |
| Maximum takeoff | lb | kg |
| Powerplant | ||
| Engine | 2 × Bristol Centaurus VII | |
| Power (each) | 2,520 hp | 1,880 kW |
| Performance | ||
| Maximum speed | 352 mph @ 12,000 ft | 566 km/h @ 3,660 m |
| Combat range | 2,000 miles | 3,220 km |
| Ferry range | km | miles |
| Service ceiling | 30,000 ft | 9,140 m |
| Rate of climb | 2,245 ft/min | 680 m/min |
| Armament | ||
| Guns | Not normally carried | |
The Bristol type 166 Buckmaster was an advanced trainer aircraft of the Royal Air Force. By 1945, there was a serious gap in performance between the so-called advanced trainers in use, such as the Avro Anson, Airspeed Oxford, dual-contol Bristol Blenheim and Lockheed Hudson - and the combat aircraft which the pilots would be expected to fly on graduation.
The Bristol response to specification T.I3/43 was to make further use of the Buckingham wing, with yet another new fuselage. The trainee and instructor were seated side-by-side with a wireless operator seated behind.
112 Buckmasters were built.
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