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Type: Four-Seat Day Bomber (later transport) Origin: Bristol Models: B.1 and Buckmaster First Flight: February 4, 1943 Service Delivery: N/A Final Delivery: 1946 Number Produced: Buckingham: 119. Buckmaster: 112. Engine: Model: Bristol Centaurus VII Type: 18 Cylinder Sleeve-valve radial Number: Two Horsepower: 2,520 hp Dimensions: Wing span: 71 ft. 10 in. (21.8m) Length: 46 ft. 10 in. (14.2m) Height: 17 ft. 6 in. (5.33m) Wing Surface Area: N/A |
Weights: Empty: 24,042 lbs. (10,910 kg) Loaded: 38,050 lbs. (17,270 kg) Performance: Maximum Speed: 330 mph (528 km/h) High-speed Cruise: 285 mph (460 kph) Efficient Cruise: 195 mph (315 kph) Initial climb: 1,700 ft./min. (516 m/min) Service Ceiling: 25,000 ft. (7620 m) Range (at 195mph): 3,180 miles (5120 km) Armament: Four fixed .303 Brownings in nose. Four .303 Brownings in Bristol B.12 dorsal turret. Two .303 Brownings in Bristol B.13 ventral turret. Payload: 4,000 lb. (1814 kg) in internal bomb bay. |
| Sources: Gunston, Bill - The Encyclodepia of the Worlds Combat aircraft, 1976, Chartwell Books, Inc., New York |
