Bristol Brabazon

The Bristol Type 167 Brabazon was a large airliner, designed by the Bristol Aeroplane Company to fly transatlantic routes from the United Kingdom to the United States. The prototype was delivered in 1949, only to prove a commercial failure when airlines felt the plane was too large and expensive to be useful.
Despite its size, comparable to a Boeing 747, it was designed to carry only 100 passengers, albeit in roomy conditions not generally found on modern aircraft. In the end only a single prototype was built; it was broken up in 1953 for scrap, along with an uncompleted second fuselage.

General characteristics
* Capacity: 100 passengers (ref. Bristol's Brabazon brochure)
* Length: 177 ft (54.0 m)
* Wingspan: 230 ft (70 m)
* Height: 50 ft (15 m)
* Wing area: 5,317 ft² (494.0 m²)
* Empty weight: 145,100 lb (65,820 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 290,000 lb (130,000 kg)
* Powerplant: 8× Bristol Centaurus radial engines, 2,650 hp (1,860 kW) each

Performance
* Maximum speed: 300 mph (260 knots, 480 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 250 mph (220 knots, 400 km/h)
* Range: 5,500 mi (4,800 nm, 8,900 km)
* Service ceiling 25,000 ft (7,600 m)
* Max wing loading: 54 lb/ft² (270 kg/m²)
* Minimum power/mass: 0.073 hp/lb (120 W/kg)