US Air Force Museum - WWII - British Aircraft
Bill Maloney 1/20/2007 |
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Length: 30 feet, 0 inches
Wingspan: 36 feet 10 inches
Height: 12 feet, 7 inches
Crew: 1
Weight: Empty 5,160lbs Max Takeoff - 8,040lbs
Max Speed: 422mph at 25,000 feet
Cruise Speed: 369mph at 20,000 feet
Range: 1,360 miles
Service Ceiling: 40,000 feet
Fuel Capacity: 101 gallons internally 108 gallons in an external drop tank
Powerplant: Rolls Royce Merlin 70 with 1,655hp
Armament:
None- photo recon aircraft
First Flight : March 5, 1936
Cost: $60,000
Length: 30 feet, 0 inches
Wingspan: 36 feet 10 inches
Height: 11 feet, 5 inches
Crew: 1
Weight: Empty 5,050lbs Max Takeoff - 6,700lbs
Max Speed: 374mph at 13,000 feet
Cruise Speed: 322mph at 20,000 feet
Range: 1,360 miles
Service Ceiling: 37,000 feet
Fuel Capacity: 101 gallons internally 108 gallons in an external drop tank
Powerplant: Rolls Royce Merlin 45 with 1,470hp
Armament:
Two Hispano 20mm Cannon
Four Browning .303 machine guns
500lbs of bombs externally
Cost: $60,000
Length: 40 feet, 6 inches
Wingspan: 54 feet 2 inches
Height: 12 feet, 6 inches
Crew: 2
Weight: Empty 14,300 Max Takeoff - 23,000lbs
Max Speed: 415mph at 17,000 feet
Cruise Speed: 276mph at 15,000 feet
Range: 1,955 miles
Service Ceiling: 42,000 feet
Fuel Capacity: 544 gallons
Powerplant: Two Rolls Royce Merlin V-12 engines 1,690hp each
Armament:
4,000lbs of bombs internally
First Flight : October 25, 1940
Cost: $100,000
Length: 31 feet, 2 inches
Wingspan: 40 feet
Height: 13 feet, 0 inches
Crew: 1
Weight: Empty 5,658 Max Takeoff - 7,200lbs
Max Speed: 340mph at 18,000 feet
Cruise Speed: 238mph
Range: 468 miles
Service Ceiling: 35,000 feet
Fuel Capacity: 117 gallons
Powerplant: Rolls Royce Merlin XX V-12 1,260 hp
Armament:
Eight .303-cal. Browning machine guns
First Flight : November 6, 1935
Cost: $50,000