Specifications (P.31 Bittern J7936)
Data from Boulton Paul Aircraft since 1915
General characteristics
- Length: 32 ft 4 in (9.86 m)
- Wingspan: 41 ft 0 in (12.50 m)
- Empty weight: 3,215 lb (1,458 kg)
- Gross weight: 4,500 lb (2,041 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Armstrong Siddeley Lynx 7-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engine, 230 hp (170 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 145 mph (233 km/h; 126 kn) (J7936) 152 mph (245 km/h) (J7937)
- Endurance: 3¾ hours
Armament
- Guns:
- 2 x fixed forward-firing 0.303 in (7.70 mm) Vickers machine-guns (J7936)
- 2 x two 0.303 in (7.70 mm) Lewis machine-guns in revolving barbettes either side of the nose (J7937).
- Night landing flares under the fuselage
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