Specifications (Mk I)
Data from, David. The Hamlyn Concise Guide to British Aircraft of World War II
General characteristics
- Crew: 3-4
- Length: 42 ft 3 in (12.88 m)
- Wingspan: 56 ft 6 in (17.22 m)
- Height: 13 ft 1 in (3.99 m)
- Wing area: 463 ft² (43.1 m²)
- Empty weight: 5,512 lb (2,500 kg)
- Loaded weight: 7,955 lb (3,608 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 8,500 lb (3,900 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah IX radial engines, 355 hp (260 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 188 mph (163 kn, 303 km/h) at 7,000 ft (2,100 m)
- Range: 790 mi (690 nmi, 1,300 km)
- Service ceiling: 19,000 ft (5,791 m)
- Rate of climb: 750 ft/min (3.8 m/s)
- Wing loading: 17.2 lb/ft² (83.9 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 0.088 hp/lb (140 W/kg)
Armament
- Guns:
- 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) machine gun in front fuselage
- 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers K machine gun in dorsal turret
- Bombs: 360 lb (163 kg)
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