Specifications (Hotspur Mk II)
Data from The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 8 troops
- Length: 39 ft (11.89 m)
- Wingspan: 45 ft 10¾ in (13.99 m)
- Height: 10 ft (3.05 m)
- Wing area: 272 ft² (25.3 m²)
- Empty weight: 1,661 lb (753 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 3,598 lb (1,632 kg)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 90 mph (145 km/h)
- Landing speed: 56 mph (90 km/h))
- Range: 83 miles from a 20,000 ft release (134 km from a 6,100 m release)
- Wing loading: 13.23 lb/ft² (64.6 kg/m²)
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