Specifications (138A)
Data from Bristol Aircraft since 1910
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 44 ft 0 in (13.41 m)
- Wingspan: 66 ft 0 in (20.12 m)
- Height: 10 ft 3 in (3.13 m)
- Wing area: 568 ft² (52.8 m²)
- Empty weight: 4,391 lb (1,996 kg)
- Loaded weight: 5,310 lb (2,414 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Bristol Pegasus P.E.6S radial, 500 hp (373 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 107 kn (123 mph, 198 km/h)
- Service ceiling: 54,000 ft (16,500 m)
- Rate of climb: 1,430 ft/min (7.27 m/s) at 40,000 ft
- Wing loading: 9.35 lb/ft² (45.7 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 0.0942 hp/lb (0.155 kW/kg)
- Endurance: 2¼ hours
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