Who wants a 1950s Giant of the skies?? AWS does!
Bristol Type 167 Brabazon
Summary: The Bristol "Brabazon" was an aircraft developed by Bristol in the early 1950s. Envisioned as a Trans-Atlantic luxury airliner, the aircraft was massive for the time. The aircraft's size and theoretical max capacity would have been comparable to a modern day heavy long hauler. Designed around a 100 seat luxury interior, the aircraft's questionable economics and lack of interest from airlines proved to be too much for this giant of the skies. The project was abandon in July 1953. Scrapped three months later in October of the same year.
Weights:
MTOW: 131,550 kg
OEW: 65,815 kg
MZFW: N/A
MLW: N/A
Power plant:
8x Bristol Centaurus radial engines - 2,650 hp (1,860 kW) each
Range:
w/ Max payload: 1650nm
w/ typical : 2880nm
Max ferry: 3695nm
Payload:
Max: 32,287 kg
Typical: 24,679 kg
Speed:
Max: 260 knts
Cruise: 220 knts
RWY Requirement:
2200m @ MTOW
Crew:
5/6
Seating:
100Y STD/Max (100 Luxury Y factory default, disable all HD/STD/Premium seating; Can only install Lux F/C/Y)
Fuel burn:
N/A
Cargo space:
N/A
Launched/delivered:
Sept 1949/Jul 1954
Sources:
http://www.hevac-heritage.org/picture_gallery/buildings_&_structures/brabazon_hangar/brabazon_hangar.htm (http://www.hevac-heritage.org/picture_gallery/buildings_&_structures/brabazon_hangar/brabazon_hangar.htm)
http://www.aircrash.org/burnelli/cella2.htm (http://www.aircrash.org/burnelli/cella2.htm)
http://www.pilotfriend.com/photo_albums/timeline/airliners/1.htm (http://www.pilotfriend.com/photo_albums/timeline/airliners/1.htm)
http://www.airvectors.net/avbrtn.html (http://www.airvectors.net/avbrtn.html)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxhbMZbh_O0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxhbMZbh_O0)
Talentz
I don't think AWS system allow that but a way to do that would be provide a cabin floor area sufficient to install 100 luxury seat and then cap the exit limit
edit: actuallly, screw luxury seat, the description sound like an open suite for everyone
Quote from: qunow on September 01, 2017, 02:41:33 PM
I don't think AWS system allow that but a way to do that would be provide a cabin floor area sufficient to install 100 luxury seat and then cap the exit limit
edit: actuallly, screw luxury seat, the description sound like an open suite for everyone
Yeah, some interesting ideas for this aircraft. But, considering how GW2 played out in the 1950s, Im sure the production line would have been full for a few years. "Damn, missed out on the 707 launch, but at least I got a couple of Brabazons coming in to hold me over."
Talentz
Quote from: Talentz on September 01, 2017, 05:00:16 PM"Damn, missed out on the 707 launch, but at least I got a couple of Brabazons coming in to hold me over.
first delivery in 1968.