Boulton Paul Bourges - Specifications (Bourges )

Specifications (Bourges )

Data from British Aeroplanes 1914-18

General characteristics

  • Crew: Three
  • Length: 37 ft 0 in (11.28 m)
  • Wingspan: 57 ft 4 in (17.48 m)
  • Height: 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m)
  • Wing area: 738 ft² (68.6 m²)
  • Empty weight: 3,820 lb (1,736 kg)
  • Loaded weight: 6,320 lb (2,873 kg)
  • Powerplant: 2 × ABC Dragonfly I 9-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, 320 hp (239 kW) each
  • Fuel capacity: 190 gallons

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 123.5 mph (107 kn, 199 km/h) at 6,500 ft (1,980 m)
  • Endurance: 9¼ hr
  • Climb to 15,000 ft (4,600 m): 25 min 25 sec
  • Service ceiling: 20,000 ft (6,100 m)
  • Wing loading: 8.56 lb/ft² (41.9 kg/m²)
  • Power/mass: 0.10 hp/lb (0.17 kW/kg)

Armament

  • Guns: 2 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis guns each in nose and mid-upper positions
  • Bombs: 4 × 230 lb (105 kg) bombs

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