| Role | Turboprop airliner | ||
| First flight : | 16 August 1952 | ||
| Status : | retired | ||
| Primary users : | BOAC, Royal Air Force, Canadian Pacific Airlines, Cubana de Aviacion | ||
| Produced : | 1952 - 1960 | ||
| Introduced : | 1957 | ||
| Number built : | 85 | ||
| Unit cost : | £700,000 - £1,400,000 (1957) | ||
| List of British Britannia aircraft | |||
The Bristol Britannia (named sometimes also as Bristol Type 175 Britannia) was a medium-to-long-range airliner built by the british Bristol Aeroplane Company in 1952. The plane was designed to fly across the British Empire.
The plane encountered heavy competition from jet airliners by the time it went into production, as a consequence of this fact only about 85 Britannias were built before the manufacturer decided to end the production in 1960. Although it was built in low numbers the Britannia is regarded as a landmark in turboprop airliner design. It was quite a popular aircraft among passengers, it become known as "The Whispering Giant" because of its quiet exterior noise and smooth flying.
Later Canadair purchased a licence to build the Bristol Britannia in Canada. This meant another 72 variants: the stretched Canadair CL-44/Canadair CC-106 Yukon and also the heavily modified Canadair CP-107 Argus patrol aircraft.
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