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Bristol Brigand | bgcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3" align="center" style="border-bottom:3px solid"|Bristol Brigand I | | olspan="3" align="center"|300px | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Description | | ole | colspan="2"|Multi-role strike aircraft | | rew | colspan="2"|3 | | irst flight | colspan="2"|December 4, 1944 | | ntered service | colspan="2"|June, 1946 | | anufacturer | colspan="2"|Bristol Aeroplane Company | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Dimensions | | ength | 46 ft 5 in | 14.2 m | | ingspan | 72 ft 4 in | 22.1 m | | eight | 16 ft 4 in | 5 m | | ing area | 718 ft² | 66.7 m² | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Weights | | mpty | 27,500 lb | 12,470 kg | | oaded | 38,200 lb | 17,320 kg | | aximum takeoff | lb | kg | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Powerplant | | ngine | colspan="2"|2 × Bristol Centaurus 57 | | ower (each) | 2,165 hp | 1,620 kW | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Performance | | aximum speed | 358 mph @ 13,700ft | 576 km/h @ 4,180 m | | ombat range | 2,100 miles | 3,380 km | | erry range | 2,770 miles | 4,457 km | | ervice ceiling | 26,000 ft | 7,920 m | | ate of climb | 1,500 ft/min | 460 m/min | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Armament | | uns | colspan="2"|4 x Hispano 20 mm cannon
1 x Browning 0.5 in (12.7 mm) machine gun
16 Rocket projectiles | | ombs | colspan="2"|22 inch (559 mm) torpedo + 1000 lb (450 kg) bombs
or 2000 lb (900 kg) bombs | The Bristol Brigand was the outcome of a 1942 specification (H. 7/42) calling for a faster edition of the Beaufighter for long range torpedo work and anti-shipping strikes. The design produced by Bristol utilised the wings, tail and undercarriage of the Buckingham with a new fuselage of oval cross-section. The 3 crew - pilot, navigator/bomb aimer and radio-operator/gunner were grouped together in the forward cockpit. The type 164 Brigand is notable as both the first purpose-built multi-role strike aircraft built for the RAF, and its last piston-engined bomber. It could carry either a torpedo under the fuselage with two 500lb (220 kg) bombs beneath the wings, or one 2,000lb (900 kg) or two 1,000lb (450 kg) bombs beneath the fuselage; and had under-wing racks for 16 rocket projectiles. 147 were built, and they served in Malaya and Kenya until replaced by the Canberra jet bomber. | bgcolor="#e0e0e0" colspan="2" align="center" style="border-bottom:3px solid"|Related content | | b>Related development | align="center"| | | b>Similar aircraft | align="center"| | | b>Designation series | align="center"| 156 - 160 - 163 - 164 - 166 - 172 - 174 | | b>Related lists | align="center"| List of aircraft of the RAF |
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