Aircraft Model (Name & Manufacturer)
Bristol Type 175 Britannia by Bristol Aeroplane CompanyPrototype livery above
Aircraft Category
Choose one: A / B / C / D / E / F
The wingspan is 142 ft (43.36 m)
Purpose or Role in Game
Medium to Long Range prop airliner. Was retired in the 1990s so would be player fleet and special event liveries only.
Why should this aircraft be added?
It should be added as the Bristol Britannia was an iconic prop aircraft, seen at airports across the world. It had the capacity to seat 139 passengers on the final Series 310 variant in full economy class and had the range to do 3,850 nautical miles so could do Transatlantic routes. It was an influential prop airliner of the 1960s, however, was out of date fairly quickly as the jet age properly broke in with the Comet, 707 and DC8 all emerging around the same time but it found its niche. Its failure commercially, however, led to Bristol being merged into BAC along with a host of other British aircraft companies, which ofc went on to form BAe.
Airlines that use it
RAF (Royal Air Force)
Early livery,
Aer Turas
Young Cargo
Air Spain
Eurafric
CSA
Globe Air
AFREK
El Al
Gaylan Air Cargo
Northeast Airlines
Aerocaribbean
Ghana Airways
All Cargo Airlines
,
East African Airways (This was the pre-independence airline)
Liberia World Airlines
Centre Air Afrique
Zaire Aero Service
Canadian Pacific
Aeronaves De Mexico
Transcontinental
Malayan Airways (Was British Malaya so their flag)
Indonesian Angkasa Civil Air Transport
Special characteristics or variants
Medium to Long Range prop airliner built in 1959 and operating till the types final flight in 1997 (Flew from Spain to Kemble for preservation, now in Liverpool undergoing slow renovation).From wiki below, (In reality, only 2/3 major variants are required, all with different lengths, then the 300 series would have a freight option)
I will do the CL44 and the Conroy Skymonster as their own separate post but together. Think both the CL44 and the Britannia should be done together if they’re ever added as they’re the same aircraft, just made larger.
Optional: Links or references
Bristol Britannia - WikipediaBristol Britannia Series 102 Profiles – Airlinercafe
Bristol Britannia – Airlinercafe
Bristol Britannia Series 312 Profiles – Airlinercafe
Bristol Britannia 312 (1958) - The British Airliner Collection
https://www.airhistory.net/generic-type/358/Bristol-175-Britannia
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/keyword/Bristol%20Britannia
https://www.planespotters.net/aircraft/production/bristol-175-britannia