Specifications (Hampden Mk I)
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General characteristics
- Crew: 4
- Length: 53 ft 7 in (16.33 m)
- Wingspan: 69 ft 2 in (21.08 m)
- Height: 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m)
- Wing area: 688 ft² (63.9 m²)
- Empty weight: 11,780 lb (5,344 kg)
- Loaded weight: 18,756 lb (8,508 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Bristol Pegasus XVIII 9-cylinder radial engine, 980 hp (730 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 265 mph (410 km/h) at 15,500 ft (4,724 m)
- Range: 1,095 mi (1,762 km)
- Service ceiling: 19,000 ft (5,790 m)
- Rate of climb: 980 ft/min (300 m/min)
- Wing loading: 27.3 lb/ft² (133 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 0.104 hp/lb (0.172 kW/kg)
Armament
- Guns: 4-6 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers K machine guns: one flexible and one fixed in the nose, one or two each in dorsal and ventral positions
- Bombs: 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) bombs or 1 × 18 in (457 mm) torpedo or mines
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