Twenty-six Belvederes were built, the design had been originally intended for the Royal Navy as the type 191 but the design was modified to carry eighteen fully equipped troops with a total load capacity of 6,000 lb. as type 192 and entered RAF service as the Bristol Belvedere HC Mark 1 in 1961, the HC.1 remained in service with the RAF until 1969. Bristol Type 192 Belvedere HC.1 Specifications: - Crew: Two pilots and a loadmaster
- Capacity: 30 passengers or 18 fully-equipped troops
- Maximum payload: 6,000 lb (2,700 kg)
- Length: 54 ft 4 in (16.56 m)
- Rotor diameter: 48 ft 11 in (14.9 m)
- Height: 17 ft 0 in (5.18 m)
- Empty weight: 11,085 lb (5,028 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 19,000 lb (8,600 kg)
- Engines: Twin 1,465 hp (1,092 kW) Napier Gazelle turbo-shafts
- Cruise speed: 138 mph (119 kn, 222 km/h)
- Range: 400 NM (460 mi, 720 km)
- Service ceiling: 23,000 ft (7,000 m)
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