The Bristol Bulldog was a single seat biplane fighter of the inter-war period and one of the most famous aircraft used by the RAF during that time. The Bulldog Mk II entered service with the Royal Air Force with No. 3 Squadron in May 1929. The Bulldog disappeared from front line service in July 1937 when No.3 Squadron traded in their Bulldogs for Gloster Gladiators.
Powered by a Bristol Jupiter VIIF radial piston engine producing 490 hp, the Bulldog IIA had a maximum speed of 178 mph. The Bulldog’s superb manoeuvrability and ease of handling made it very popular with its pilots.
A total of 441 Bulldogs of all marks were produced for the RAF. The Bulldog never saw combat with the RAF but due to its cheap sales price, several foreign customers ordered Bulldogs, including Sweden, Siam, Latvia, Japan, Denmark and Finland, with one Bulldog tested by the US Navy. The Finnish Bulldogs fought the Soviets during the Winter War, while the Spanish aircraft served at the outset of the Spanish Civil War on the Republican side.
This airplane variant was set up for semi-scale flying. A Bristol Bulldog manual supplied data for various airplane parameters. Certain modifications were necessary to obtain fluid model flight.
Fly with the rate switch in the high position. Due to its unusual wing parameters it is a little bit sensitive to elevator input. Seems to land the nicest if you fly it in all the way using a smidgen of power and land on the main wheels. This airplane does not like 3 point landings. In typical vintage radial engine equipped biplane fashion, its a little bit on the nose heavy side, so maintain sufficient up elevator to prevent nose over especially if landing on grass.
Flies in a similarly floaty manner as per the model in YouTube video
A fairly nice flying biplane.
Powered by a Bristol Jupiter VIIF radial piston engine producing 490 hp, the Bulldog IIA had a maximum speed of 178 mph. The Bulldog’s superb manoeuvrability and ease of handling made it very popular with its pilots.
A total of 441 Bulldogs of all marks were produced for the RAF. The Bulldog never saw combat with the RAF but due to its cheap sales price, several foreign customers ordered Bulldogs, including Sweden, Siam, Latvia, Japan, Denmark and Finland, with one Bulldog tested by the US Navy. The Finnish Bulldogs fought the Soviets during the Winter War, while the Spanish aircraft served at the outset of the Spanish Civil War on the Republican side.
This airplane variant was set up for semi-scale flying. A Bristol Bulldog manual supplied data for various airplane parameters. Certain modifications were necessary to obtain fluid model flight.
Fly with the rate switch in the high position. Due to its unusual wing parameters it is a little bit sensitive to elevator input. Seems to land the nicest if you fly it in all the way using a smidgen of power and land on the main wheels. This airplane does not like 3 point landings. In typical vintage radial engine equipped biplane fashion, its a little bit on the nose heavy side, so maintain sufficient up elevator to prevent nose over especially if landing on grass.
Flies in a similarly floaty manner as per the model in YouTube video
A fairly nice flying biplane.
