Bristol Brigand I
Description
Role	Multi-role strike aircraft
Crew	3
First flight	December 4, 1944
Entered service	June, 1946
Manufacturer	Bristol Aeroplane Company
Dimensions
Length	46 ft 5 in	14.2 m
Wingspan	72 ft 4 in	22.1 m
Height	16 ft 4 in	5 m
Wing area	718 ft²	66.7 m²
Weights
Empty	27,500 lb	12,470 kg
Loaded	38,200 lb	17,320 kg
Maximum takeoff	lb	kg
Powerplant
Engine	2 × Bristol Centaurus 57
Power (each)	2,165 hp	1,620 kW
Performance
Maximum speed	358 mph @ 13,700ft	576 km/h @ 4,180 m
Combat range	2,100 miles	3,380 km
Ferry range	2,770 miles	4,457 km
Service ceiling	26,000 ft	7,920 m
Rate of climb	1,500 ft/min	460 m/min
Armament
Guns	4 x Hispano 20 mm cannon 1 x Browning 0.5 in (12.7 mm) machine gun 16 Rocket projectiles
Bombs	22 inch (559 mm) torpedo + 1000 lb (450 kg) bombs or 2000 lb (900 kg) bombs

The Bristol Brigand was the outcome of a 1942 specification (H. 7/42) calling for a faster edition of the Beaufighter for long range torpedo work and anti-shipping strikes.

The design produced by Bristol utilised the wings, tail and undercarriage of the Buckingham with a new fuselage of oval cross-section. The 3 crew - pilot, navigator/bomb aimer and radio-operator/gunner were grouped together in the forward cockpit.

The type 164 Brigand is notable as both the first purpose-built multi-role strike aircraft built for the RAF, and its last piston-engined bomber. It could carry either a torpedo under the fuselage with two 500lb (220 kg) bombs beneath the wings, or one 2,000lb (900 kg) or two 1,000lb (450 kg) bombs beneath the fuselage; and had under-wing racks for 16 rocket projectiles.

147 were built, and they served in Malaya and Kenya until replaced by the Canberra jet bomber.