Type |
: 7 (First and second pilot, navigator/bomb aimer, front gunner/WT operator, two air gunners, and flight engineer) |
Engine |
4 × Bristol Hercules XI with 3-bladed metal fully feathering constant-speed propeller, 4.11 m diameter |
Dimensions |
Length 26,59 m , height 6,93 m, span 30,20 m , wing area 136 m2 , aspect ratio 6,5 : 1 |
Weights |
Empty 22498 kg, loaded 26943 kg, max. take off weight 31751 kg |
Performance |
Max.. speed 454 km/h at 3800 m , cruising speed 320 km/h , range 3750 km, endurance , service ceiling 5000 m , climb 4,1 m/sec. |
Armament |
8 x 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns: 2 in powered nose turret, 4 in tail turret, 2 in dorsal turret Bombs: Up to 14,000 pounds (6,400 kg) of bombs[67] |