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NOTE: RADIO CONTROL AIRPLANES ARE ON THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE PAGE.

The Bristol Bulldog was one of the first production aircraft ever to be equipped with cockpit oxygen and a two way radio.  It had a fabric covered, metal fuselage. 
 
The primary mission of the Bristol Bulldog was as an interceptor.  Ten British RAF squadrons were comprised of the aircraft.  It was the primary fighter of the RAF from 1932 to 1936.  Eventually Bristol Bulldog aircraft were replaced by more modern aircraft.
 
In addition to Great Britain, Australia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Siam and Sweden all flew the Bristol Bulldog.
 
A total of 443 Bristol Bulldog aircraft of all types were produced.   
 
 

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fighter
one
Bristol Jupiter radial
440 h.p.
2,200 lbs.
3,500 lbs.
2- 7.7 mm
25' 0"
33' 11"
125 mph 
175 mph
1,380 fpm
27,000 feet 
275 miles
5/17/27
1929 
 
 
Radio Control Airplane
 
Ian Turney-White and his RC Bristol Bulldog.
 

Radio Control Airplanes:

 
The Bristol Bulldog makes a great looking biplane RC Airplane.  We are happy to see that there are a number of sizes of Bristol Bulldog radio control airplanes available from Kit Cutters. 
 
The giant scale Bristol Bulldog RC Airplane in the pictures immediately above and below was scratch built by Ian Turney-White.  The radio control airplane has a wing span of 192" and weighs about 170 lbs.  To make the Bristol Bulldog RC Airplane easier to transport, Ian constructed it with a removable tail section.  The Bristol Bulldog radio control airplane has a JPX 425cc twin engine in the nose swinging a 44 x 12 propeller.   
 
The second picture below is of the Bristol Bulldog RC Airplane scratch built by Tim Wasny of RC Groups.  The Bristol Bulldog radio control airplane is 1/10 scale and has a 40 1/2" wing span. 
 
The third picture below is of the Bristol Bulldog RC Airplane built by L. H. Warden of  San Diego, California, USA.  The Bristol Bulldog radio control airplane was built from Cleveland Model plans.  
 
Kit Cutters has taken the Cleveland Model plans and offers full kits, short kits, or plans of the Bristol Bulldog RC Airplane produced from them.  Wing spans of the Bristol Bulldog radio control airplane from Kit Cutters are 34 1/2", 52", 69", and 104".  
 
For those of you who like scale plastic model airplanes, there are kits of the Bristol Bulldog available from Airfix in 1/72 scale and Smer Models in 1/48 scale.
 
If you have built a Bristol Bulldog RC Airplane you would like to show off, please email us  pictures and details. Can you recommend a Bristol Bulldog radio control or scale model kit, plan or ARF?  We would appreciate hearing about that too.
 
 
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Bristol Bulldog RC Airplane.
 
 
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RC Bristol Bulldog built by Tim Wasny.
 
 
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Bristol Bulldog rc built by L.H. Warden.