The
Aircraft |
This
section of the website is intended to give full details
of the aircraft operated by Air Kruise, Britavia, Silver
City and their French associate companies - Société
Commerciale Aérienne du Littoral (SCAL) and Compagnie
Air Transport (CAT).
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Click
on the links below to take you to the relevant Fleet List
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Fleet
List 1 - Air Kruise (Kent) Ltd |
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Fleet
List 2 - British Aviation Services Ltd and Britavia Ltd |
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Fleet
List 3 - Silver City Airways Ltd |
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Fleet
List 4 - Société Commerciale Aérienne
du Littoral (SCAL) and Compagnie Air Transport (CAT) |
We
also plan to provide descriptions of all the major types
operated by the companies, starting with the Bristol Freighter
- the mainstay of Silver City's operations for so many
years. More types will be added in due course.
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Bristol
Type 170 Freighter |
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The
Bristol Freighter was developed in 1944 for quick production
in the post-war market and first flew on 2 December 1945.
Most of the early versions did not have large opening nose
doors and were used for passengers or small items of freight
that could be loaded through the normal side door; these
aircraft were known as 'Wayfarers'. However, most Freighters
had the fully-opening nose doors and were designated Mk
21 Freighters. The aircraft had a wingspan of 108ft (32.9m)
and a length of 68ft (20.7m) and was powered by two Bristol
Hercules radial engines, each producing 1,609 horsepower
and giving a top speed of 195mph (314kph). |