Blackburn Dart - Specifications (Dart T.2)

Specifications (Dart T.2)

Data from Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation.

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 35 ft 4.5 in (10.78 m)
• Wingspan: 45 ft 5.75 in (13.86 m)
• Height: 12 ft 11 in (3.91m)
• Wing area: 654 ft2 (60,8 m2)
• Empty weight: 3,599 lb (1,900 kg)
• Loaded weight: 6,383 lb (3,000 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Napier Lion IIB 12-cylinder broad-arrow piston engine, 450 hp (336 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 107 mph (170 km/h) with dummy torpedo at 3,000 ft
• Cruise speed: 100 mph (161 km/h)
• Stall speed: 43.5 mph (70.5 km/h)
• Range: 356 nmi (410 mi, 660 km)
• Service ceiling: 12,700 ft (4,000 m)
• Rate of climb: 600 ft/min (3.0 m/s)

Armament

• Guns: 1 × fixed, forward firing Vickers machine gun (not Mk II) and 1 × Lewis gun in rear cockpit.
• Bombs: 1 × Mark VIII or IX, 18 in (457 mm) torpedo or up to 2 × 520 lb (236 kg) bombs under each wing.