Specifications (Vulcan Type 74)
Data from Vickers Aircraft Since 1908
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 6-8 passengers
- Length: 38 ft (11.58 m)
- Wingspan: 49 ft (14.94 m)
- Height: 14 ft 3 in (4.34 m)
- Wing area: 840 ft² (78.1 m²)
- Airfoil: High lift T64
- Empty weight: 4,400 lb (2,000 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 6,750 lb (3,062 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Napier Lion inline engine, 450 hp (336 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 112 mph (180 km/h) at sea level
- Range: 430 mi (692 km)
- Service ceiling: 10,500 ft (3,200 m)
- Rate of climb: 500 ft/min (2.5 m/s) initial
- Wing loading: 8.03 lb/ft² (39.2 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 0.07 hp/lb (0.11 kW/kg)
- Climb to 5,000 ft (1,520 m): 13 minutes
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