Blackburn Skua

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Blackburn_Skua

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:armament	1 × 0.303 in Vickers K machine gun 1 × 500 lb bomb 4 × 0.303 in Browning machine guns
gptkbp:built	all-metal
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew	2
gptkbp:enginePower	890 hp
gptkbp:engineType	gptkb:Bristol_Perseus_XII_radial_engine
gptkbp:firstFlight	1937
gptkbp:height	13 ft 3 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Blackburn Skua
gptkbp:introduced	1938
gptkbp:landingGear	retractable tailwheel
gptkbp:length	35 ft 8 in
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Blackburn_Aircraft
gptkbp:maximumSpeed	225 mph
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Skua
gptkbp:notableAction	first aircraft to sink a major warship by dive-bombing (Königsberg, 1940)
gptkbp:numberBuilt	192
gptkbp:primaryUser	gptkb:Royal_Navy_Fleet_Air_Arm
gptkbp:range	760 miles
gptkbp:retired	1941
gptkbp:role	bomber fighter
gptkbp:serviceCeiling	20,200 ft
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Fairey_Fulmar
gptkbp:usedInConflict	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:wingConfiguration	low-wing monoplane
gptkbp:wingspan	46 ft 2 in
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Polskie_Siły_Powietrzne_na_Zachodzie gptkb:HMS_Ark_Royal gptkb:Air_Transport_Auxiliary gptkb:Blackburn_Aircraft gptkb:Browning_.303_machine_guns
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6