Forgotten Giants: The RAF's Blackburn Beverley Story

One of the first oversize transport aircraft was the Blackburn Beverley, which was built more for function than style. During the fall of the Empire, it gave the RAF a large, adaptable design that allowed Britain to continue being present around the world. But American rivals soon overtook it, making it an exception among military strategic transportation.
In order to develop a suitable heavy transport aircraft for troop drop and strategic airlift, General Aircraft Ltd., a Hanworth-based aircraft company, performed a design study in 1945, which is when the Beverly first started to take shape. Hasty conversions from civilian types such as the Douglas DC three, SkyTrain, or Dakota, or bombers such as the Vickers Warwick, accounted for the majority of aircraft deployed during the battle. The Hamilcar tank-carry glider, which was created by General Aircraft and then expanded into a powered form up to Mark 10, which was deployed in the Pacific War, was produced by subcontractors and contributed to the development of military transport aircraft.
Based on their experience with the Hamilcar general aircraft, the business created a twin fin for engine fixed undercarriage pod and boom aircraft with a removable cargo compartment. The same layout of the removable cargo compartment was eventually abandoned in favor of a permanent freight section. The business proposed a more refined version of their concept, the gal 60, in response to the Air Ministry's specification C 346 for medium range tactical transport. All-purpose freighter The business was given a contract in 1948 to construct two prototypes, but the second one was subsequently canceled. The company's limited assembly capacity for powered trainers and tiny gliders created logistical challenges throughout the contract term. In an effort to resolve these problems, the business looked for a partner, and discussions with Yorkshire-based Blackburn Aircraft Limited-a reputable British aviation firm with a track record of producing fighters and bombers-were the result. Copyright Disclaimer: - Under section 107 of the copyright Act 1976, allowance is mad for FAIR USE for purpose such a as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statues that might otherwise be infringing. Non- Profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of FAIR USE.

[@mothmagic1]

If you were in the tail boom seating area conversation was impossible due to the noise from the huge dynamo forward of it. Access to the tail boom was via the a longerons using them as a ladder.

[@qq-uh2mx]

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[@daveanderson3805]

The Beverly got the job done, and was a safe, reliable plane, but it sure was an ugly bird.