Specification (Horsley II Day Bomber)
Data from Hawker Aircraft since 1919
General characteristics
- Crew: two, pilot and bombardier/gunner
- Length: 38 ft 10 in (11.83 m)
- Wingspan: 56 ft 5¾ in (17.22 m)
- Height: 13 ft 8 in (4.16 m)
- Wing area: 693 ft² (64.38 m²)
- Empty weight: 4,760 lb (2,164 kg )
- Loaded weight: 7,800 lb (3,545 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Condor III V-12, 650 hp (485 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 125 mph at 6,000 ft (201 km/h at 1,829 m)
- Range: 900 mi (783 nmi, 1,449 km)
- Service ceiling: 14,000 ft (4,267 m)
- Climb to 10,000 ft (3,045 m) : 14 minutes 20 seconds
- Endurance : approx. 10 hours
Armament
- 1 × forward-firing .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun
- 1 × rear-mounted .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis Gun
- 1,500 lb (680 kg) bombload or 1 × torpedo
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