Bristol Tourer


The Bristol Tourer was a British civil utility biplane produced in the years following the First World War, using as much as possible from the design of the Bristol Fighter aircraft. Bristol Tourers were delivered with a variety of engines, subject to availability and customer desires; these included the Rolls-Royce Falcon, Siddeley Puma, Hispano-Suiza 8, and Wolseley Viper. Many Tourers were fitted with a canopy to cover the one or two passenger seats in the rear cockpit, giving the type its original name of Coupé. The pilot's cockpit, however, remained open.
Bristol Tourers operated by Western Australian Airways made the first scheduled airline services in Australia, commencing on 4 December 1921 between Perth and Geraldton.

Variants

;Type 27
;Type 28
;Type 29
;Type 45 "Scandinavian Tourer"
;Type 47
;Type 48
;Type 81 "Puma Trainer"
;Type 81A
;Type 86 "Greek Tourer"
;Type 88 "Bulgarian Tourer"
;;Type 88A "Improved Bulgarian Tourer"

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