Avro Manchester - Specifications (Manchester Mk I)

Specifications (Manchester Mk I)

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General characteristics

• Crew: 7
• Length: 70 ft (21.34 m)
• Wingspan: 90 ft 1 in (27.46 m)
• Height: 19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)
• Wing area: 1,131 ft² (105.1 m²)
• Empty weight: 31,200 lb (14,152 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 50,000 lb (22,680 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce Vulture I 24-cylinder X-type, 1,760 hp (1,310 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 265 mph (230 kn, 402 km/h) at 17,000 ft (5,180 m)
• Range: 1,200 miles (1,930 km) with maximum bomb load of 10,350 lb (4,695 kg)
• Service ceiling: 19,500 ft (5,852 m)

Armament

• Guns: 8 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns, (in Nash & Thomson nose (2), dorsal (2) and tail (4) turrets)
• Bombs: 10,350 lb (4,695 kg) bomb load