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Bristol Beaufort
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Read on Wikipedia- First flight1938
- Introduction1939
- StatusRetired
- Number built2,129
Specifications
01
Crew & dimensions
- Crew
- 4
- Length
- 44 ft 2 in
- Wingspan
- 57 ft 10 in
- Height
- 14 ft 3 in
02
Performance
- Maximum speed
- 271.5 mph
- Range
- 1,600 mi
- Service ceiling
- 16,500 ft
03
Powerplant
- Powerplant
- 2 × Bristol Taurus II, Taurus III, Taurus VI, Taurus XII or Taurus XVI 14-cylinder air-cooled sleeve-valve radial piston engine (1,130 hp)
04
Armament
- Armament
- Guns: 3 ×.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers GO machine guns (two in Bristol Mk IV dorsal turret, one in port wing) or, 6 ×.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers GO machine guns (Two fixed in nose, two in turret, one in port wing and one firing laterally from entry hatch.) Late production., 1 ×.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine gun in rear-firing chin blister; Bombs: 1 × 1605 lb 18 in Mk XII torpedo or., 1 × 2000 lb bomb or a torpedo under the fuselage or 1000 lb bombs in the bomb bay and 500 lb under the wings or mines.
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