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Type: Four-Seat Torpedo Bomber Origin: Bristol Models: Mark I to VIII First Flight: October 15, 1938 Service Delivery: October 1939 First Flight (Australia, Mark V): August 1941 Final Delivery (Australia): August 1944 Number Produced: 2,080 (700 Australian built) Engine: Mark I, II (from number 166 on), III, IV Model: Bristol Taurus VI Type: 14 Cylinder Sleeve-valve radial Number: Two Horsepower: 1,130 hp Mark II (First 165), V through VIII Model: Bristol Taurus VI Type: 14 Cylinder Sleeve-valve radial Number: Two Horsepower: 1,130 hp Dimensions: Wing span: 57 ft. 10 in. (17.63m) Length: 44 ft. 2 in. (13.46m) Height: 14 ft. 3 in. (4.34m) Wing Surface Area: N/A Weights: Empty: 13,107 lbs. (5945 kg) Max. Take-Off: 21,230 lbs. (9629 kg) |
Performance: Maximum Speed: Clean: 260 mph (418 km/h) With Torpedo: 225 mph (362 km/h) Initial climb: N/A Service Ceiling: 16,500 ft. (5030m) Range: 1,600 Miles (2575 km) Armament: Typical: Two .303 in. Vickers K in dorsal turret. One .303 in. Vickers K in left wing. Alternate: Four .303 in. Brownings in wing. Two .303 in. Brownings manually aimed from beam windows. Mk. II and final 140 Australian Mk. VIII: Four .303 in. Brownings in wing. Two .303 in. Brownings manually aimed from beam windows. Two .303 in. Brownings in dorsal turret. Payload: One 18 in. torpedo mounted semi-externally to left of centerline or bomb load of 2,000 lb. (907 kg.) |
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