Specifications (Blenheim Mk IV)
Data from British Warplanes of World War II
General characteristics
- Crew: 3
- Length: 42 ft 7 in (12.98 m)
- Wingspan: 56 ft 4 in (17.17 m)
- Height: 9 ft 10 in (3.0 m)
- Wing area: 469 ft² (43.6 m²)
- Empty weight: 9,790 lb (4,450 kg)
- Loaded weight: 14,400 lb (6,545 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Bristol Mercury XV radial engine, 920 hp (690 kW) each
- Propellers: Three-bladed Hamilton Standard propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 266 mph (231 kn, 428 km/h at 11,800 ft (3,597 m))
- Cruise speed: 198 mph (172.25 kn, 319 km/h)
- Range: 1,460 mi (1,270 nmi, 2,351 km)
- Service ceiling: 27,260 ft (8,310 m)
- Rate of climb: 1,500 ft/min (7.6 m/s)
- Wing loading: 30.7 lb/ft² (150 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 0.13 hp/lb (.21 kW/kg)
Armament
- Guns:
- 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine gun in port wing
- 1 or 2 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Browning guns in rear-firing under-nose blister or Nash & Thomson FN.54 turret
- 2 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Browning guns in dorsal turret
- Bombs:
- 1200 lb (540 kg)
- 4 × 250 lb (113 kg) bombs or
- 2 × 500 lb (227 kg) bombs internally and 8× 40 lb (18 kg) bombs externally
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