Specifications (V/1500)
Data from The British Bomber since 1914
General characteristics
- Crew: Eight or nine
- Length: 64 ft 0 in (19.51 m)
- Wingspan: 126 ft 0 in (38.41 m)
- Height: 23 ft 0 in (7.01 m)
- Wing area: 2,800 ft² (260 m²)
- Empty weight: 17,600 lb (8,000 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 30,000 lb (14,000 kg)
- Powerplant: 4 × Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII V-12 water-cooled piston engine, 375 hp (280 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 99 mph (159 km/h) at sea level
- Range: 1,300 mi (2,090 km)
- Endurance: 17 hours
- Climb to 10,000 ft (3,000 m): 41 min 25 sec
- Service ceiling: 11,000 ft (3,350 m)
Armament
- Guns: 3 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis guns each in nose, dorsal and tail positions
- Bombs: Up to 7,500 lb (3,400 kg) of bombs (30 × 250 lb/113 kg carried internally)
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