Specifications (Avro 688 Tudor 1)
Data from Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II
General characteristics
- Crew: 5 (two pilots, flight engineer, radio operator, navigator)
- Capacity: 24 passengers
- Length: 79 ft 6 in (24.23 m)
- Wingspan: 120 ft 0 in (36.58 m)
- Height: 22 ft 0 in (6.71 m)
- Wing area: 1,421 ft² (132 m²)
- Loaded weight: 66,000 lb (30,000 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 76,000 lb (34,500 kg)
- Powerplant: 4 × Rolls-Royce Merlin 100 12-cylinder V12 engines, 1,770 hp (1,320 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 320 mph (512 km/h) at 8,000 ft (2,440 m)
- Cruise speed: 283 mph (453 km/h) at 12,000 ft (3,660 m)
- Range: 3,630 mi (5,840 km)
- Service ceiling: 30,100 ft (9,180 m)
- Rate of climb: 990 ft/min (5 m/s)
- Wing loading: 53.5 lb/ft² (261 kg/m²)
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