Blackburn

Blackburn Skua

Dive bomber

  • First flight1937
  • IntroductionNovember 1938
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built192
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
2
Length
35 ft 7 in
Wingspan
46 ft 2 in
Height
12 ft 6 in
02

Performance

Maximum speed
225 mph
Range
760 mi
Service ceiling
20,200 ft
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
1 × Bristol Perseus XII nine-cylinder air-cooled radial sleeve-valve piston engine (890 hp)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 4 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) forward-firing Browning machine guns with 600 rounds per gun, 1 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis or Vickers K machine gun on flexible mount in rear cockpit; Bombs: 1 × 500 lb semi-armour piercing bomb under fuselage or 8 × 30 lb practice bombs under wings