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Type: Torpedo Strike Fighter, Nightfighter, target tug. Origin: Bristol Models: Beaufighter I to TF.X Crew: Two First Flight: Type 156 Prototype: July 17, 1939 Prototype Mk. I: May 1940 Mk. 21, Australia: May 26, 1944 Service Delivery: July 27, 1940 Final New Delivery, UK: September 1945 Final New Delivery, Australia: October 1945 Number Produced: 5,564 in England, 364 in Australia. Engine: Beaufighter Mk. I: Model: Bristol Hercules III Type: 14-Cylinder sleeve valve radial Number: Two Horsepower: 1,650 hp Beaufighter Mk. II: Model: Rolls-Royce Merlin XX Type: 12-Cylinder liquid cooled Vee Number: Two Horsepower: 1,250 hp Beaufighter Mk. X: Model: Bristol Hercules XVII Type: 14-Cylinder sleeve valve radial Number: Two Horsepower: 1,770 hp Dimensions: Wing span (Typical): 57 ft. 10 in. (17.63m) Length: Typical: 41 ft. 8 in. (12.6m) Mk. II: 42 ft. 9 in. Height: 15 ft. 10 in. (4.84m) Wing Surface Area: N/A |
Weights: Empty: Typical: 15,600 lb. (7100 kg) Mk. I, II: 13,800 lb. Mk. VI, XI: 14,900 lb. Loaded: Typical: 21,000 lb. (9525 kg) Mk. X: 25,400 lb. (11,530 kg) Performance: Maximum Speed: Typical: 312 mph (502 km/h) Fighter Marks: 330 mph (528 km/h) Initial Climb: 1,850 ft/min (564 m/min) Service Ceiling: 26,500 ft. (8077m) Range: 1,540 miles (2478 km) Armament: Four 20mm Hispano cannon fixed under nose. Ammunition: 60 rounds per gun.* *Initially hand loaded drums, later belt fed. One .303 in. Vickers K aimed by observer. Fighter Marks, in addition to above: Four .303 in. Brownings fixed in starboard wing. Two .303 in. Brownings fixed in port wing. Payload: N/A Images: Image 1 - In flight. Image 2 - Parked. Image 3 - Flight line. |
