Specifications (Iris III)
Data from Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1918-57
General characteristics
- Crew: Five
- Length: 67 ft 4¾ in (20.54 m)
- Wingspan: 97 ft 0 in (29.6 m)
- Height: 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m)
- Wing area: 2,461 ft² (228.7 m²)
- Empty weight: 19,301 lb (8,773 kg)
- Loaded weight: 29,000 lb (13,182 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 29,489 lb (13,404 kg)
- Powerplant: 3 × Rolls-Royce Condor IIIB piston engines, 675 hp (503 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 102 kn (118 mph, 190 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 79 kn (97 mph, 155 km/h)
- Range: 691 nmi (800 mi, 1,280 km)
- Service ceiling: 10,600 ft (3,230 m)
- Rate of climb: 630 ft/min (3.20 m/s)
- Wing loading: 11.8 lb/ft² (57.6 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 0.0699 hp/lb (114 W/kg)
- Endurance: 4.9 hours
Armament
- Guns: 3 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis guns, 1 mounted forward and two aft in open cockpits
- Bombs: Up to 2,000 lb (910 kg) of bombs
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