The Type D, the oldest British flying aircraft, of the Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden
Role
sports
Type of aircraft
National origin
United Kingdom
Manufacturer
Blackburn Aeroplane Co
Designer
Robert Blackburn
First flight
late 1912
Status
still active
Number built
1
The Blackburn Type D, sometimes known as the Single Seat Monoplane, was built by Robert Blackburn at Leeds in 1912. It is a single-engine mid-wing monoplane. Restored shortly after the Second World War, it remains part of the Shuttleworth Collection[1] and is the oldest British flying aeroplane.
^The Shuttleworth Collection - Blackburn Type D Archived 19 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 31 Aug 2017
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