The Blackburn R.2 Airedale was a single-engine three-seat monoplane deck-landing aircraft for land and sea reconnaissance, built in the UK in 1924.

This chord was maintained from about ¼-½ the span with a much narrower centre section to improve vision; the wingtips were very square.

[1] At the front was a metal mounting for the uncowled 385 hp (286 kW) Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar III radial engine and at the rear an empennage similar to that of the B.1.

During development the undercarriage was strengthened with two extra struts forward of the main axle which carried arrestor claws at each end for deck-landing.

The pilot was able to enter the cabin if needed, in which case the navigator could fly the aircraft from a rear folding seat provided with duplicate controls.