Specifications (Mk I)
Data from War Planes of the Second World War: Volume Two Fighters
General characteristics
- Crew: 2: pilot, gunner
- Length: 35 ft 4 in (10.77 m)
- Wingspan: 39 ft 4 in (11.99 m)
- Height: 11 ft 4 in (3.46 m)
- Wing area: 250 ft² (23.2 m²)
- Empty weight: 6,078 lb (2,763 kg)
- Loaded weight: 8,318 lb (3,781 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 8,600 lb (3,909 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Merlin III liquid-cooled V12 engine, 1,030 hp (768 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 304 mph (264 knots, 489 km/h) at 17,000 ft (5,180 m)
- Cruise speed: 175 mph (152 knots, 282 km/h) at 15,000 ft (4,570 m)
- Range: 465 mi (404 nmi, 749 km)
- Endurance: 1.78 hr
- Service ceiling: 31,000 ft (9,250 m)
- Wing loading: 33.27 lb/ft²
- Power/mass: 0.124 hp/lb (204 W/kg)
- Climb to 15,000 ft (4,600 m): 8.5 min
Armament
- Guns: 4 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns in hydraulically-powered dorsal turret (600 rpg)
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