Halifax Bomber

 

Halifax Bomber

 

Specs:

Engine:four 1204 kW (1,615 hp) Bristol Hercules XVI 14 cylinder radial piston engines.
Wingspan:31.75 m(104 ft 2 in)
Wing Area:118.45 m2(1,275 sq ft)
Height:6.32 m(20 ft 9 in)
Weight:empty 17345 kg (38,240 lb)
Maximum take-off 29484 (65,000 lb)
Length:21.82 m(71 ft 7 in)
Maximum speed at 4115 m(13,500 ft):454 km/h(282 mp/h)
Long Range cruising speed at 6095 m(20,000 ft):346 km/h(215 mp/h)
Service ceilling:7315 m(24,000 ft)
Range with maximum bombload:1658km(1,030 miles)

Armarment:one 7.7 mm (0.303 in)machine-gun on pivoted mount in the nose and four similar guns in each of the dorsal and tail turrets,plus up to5897 kg(13,000 lb) of bombs.

 

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