Avro Anson - Specifications (Mk I)

Specifications (Mk I)

Data from, David. The Hamlyn Concise Guide to British Aircraft of World War II

General characteristics

• Crew: 3-4
• Length: 42 ft 3 in (12.88 m)
• Wingspan: 56 ft 6 in (17.22 m)
• Height: 13 ft 1 in (3.99 m)
• Wing area: 463 ft² (43.1 m²)
• Empty weight: 5,512 lb (2,500 kg)
• Loaded weight: 7,955 lb (3,608 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 8,500 lb (3,900 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah IX radial engines, 355 hp (260 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 188 mph (163 kn, 303 km/h) at 7,000 ft (2,100 m)
• Range: 790 mi (690 nmi, 1,300 km)
• Service ceiling: 19,000 ft (5,791 m)
• Rate of climb: 750 ft/min (3.8 m/s)
• Wing loading: 17.2 lb/ft² (83.9 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.088 hp/lb (140 W/kg)

Armament

• Guns:
  
  • 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) machine gun in front fuselage
  • 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers K machine gun in dorsal turret
• Bombs: 360 lb (163 kg)