Specifications
Data from The Royal Aircraft Factory
General characteristics
- Crew: 2 (pilot & observer/gunner)
- Length: 27 ft 10½ in (8.50 m)
- Wingspan: 42 ft 7 in (12.98 m)
- Height: 11 ft 4½ in (3.47 m)
- Wing area: 377.5 sq ft (35.1 m²)
- Empty weight: 1,803 lb (820 kg)
- Loaded weight: 2,678 lb (1,217 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 2,869 lb (1,304 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Royal Aircraft Factory 4a air-cooled V12 engine, 140 hp (104 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 103 mph (90 knots, 166 km/h) at sea level
- Stall speed: 47 mph (41 knots, 76 km/h)
- Endurance: 4 hours 15 min
- Service ceiling: 13,500 ft (4,115 m)
- Climb to 6,500 ft (1,980 m): 21 min
Armament
- Guns: 1 x .303 in (7.7 mm) forward-firing Vickers gun and 1 or 2 x .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis guns in rear cockpit
- Bombs: up to 224 lb (102 kg) bombs
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