Specifications (F.2B)
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General characteristics
- Crew: 2 (pilot & observer/gunner)
- Length: 25 ft 10 in (7.87 m)
- Wingspan: 39 ft 3 in (11.96 m)
- Height: 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m)
- Wing area: 405 ft² (37.62 m²)
- Empty weight: 2,145 lb (975 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 3,243 lb (1,474 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Falcon III liquid-cooled V12 engine, 275 hp (205 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 123 mph (107 kn, 198 km/h) at 5,000 ft (1,500 m)
- Range: 369 mi (320 nmi, 593 km)
- Service ceiling: 18,000 ft (5,500 m)
- Rate of climb: 889 ft/min (4.5 m/s)
Armament
- Guns:
- 1× .303 in (7.7 mm) forward-firing Vickers machine gun in the upper fuselage
- 1 or 2× .303 in Lewis Guns in the observer's cockpit
- Bombs: 240 lb (110 kg)
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