Boulton-Paul P.64 Mail-Carrier

1933


MAILPLANE	Virtual Aircraft Museum / United Kingdom / Boulton-Paul

In 1933 Boulton & Paul built a twin-engine all-metal biplane under a contract awarded by Imperial Airways. The airline had a requirement for a mailplane capable of carrying a 454kg payload over a 1609km range at reasonable speed, and the company considered its Boulton & Paul P.64 Mailplane to be the answer. Unfortunately it was both expensive and unsatisfactory. First flown at the company's airfield at Mousehold, Norwich, in March 1933, it lasted barely seven months before being destroyed in an unexplained fatal crash during trials at Martlesham Heath in October.

Specification

ENGINE	2 x 555hp Bristol Pegasus I.M.2
WEIGHTS
Take-off weight	5115 kg	11277 lb
Empty weight	3182 kg	7015 lb
DIMENSIONS
Wingspan	16.46 m	54 ft 0 in
Length	12.95 m	43 ft 6 in
Height	3.96 m	13 ft 0 in
Wing area	70.23 m²	755.95 sq ft
PERFORMANCE
Max. speed	298 km/h	185 mph
Ceiling	6858 m	22500 ft
Range	1610 km	1000 miles

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