Avro York - Specifications (Avro York)

Specifications (Avro York)

Data from Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II

• Crew: 5 (two pilots, navigator, wireless operator, cabin steward)
• Capacity: 56 passengers
• Payload: 20,000 lb (9,100 kg)
• Length: 78 ft 6 in (23.9 m)
• Wingspan: 102 ft 0 in (31.1 m)
• Height: 16 ft 6 in (5 m)
• Wing area: 1,297 ft² (120.5 m²)
• Empty weight: 40,000 lb (18,150 kg)
• Loaded weight: 65,000 lb (29,480 kg)
• Powerplant: 4 × Rolls-Royce Merlin 24 liquid-cooled V12 engines, 1,280 hp (950 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 298 mph (258 kn, 479 km/h) at 21,000 ft (6,400 m)
• Range: 3,000 mi (2,600 nmi, 4,800 km)
• Service ceiling: 23,000 ft (7,010 m)
• Rate of climb: 820 ft/min (4.2 m/s)
• Wing loading: 54 lb/ft² (260 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.079 hp/lb (130 W/kg)