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Bristol Beaufighter
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Read on Wikipedia- First flight1939
- Introduction27 July 1940
- StatusRetired
- Number built5,928
Specifications
01
Crew & dimensions
- Crew
- 2
- Length
- 41 ft 4 in
- Wingspan
- 57 ft 10 in
- Height
- 15 ft 10 in
02
Performance
- Maximum speed
- 320 mph
- Range
- 1,750 mi
- Service ceiling
- 19,000 ft
03
Powerplant
- Powerplant
- 2 × Bristol Hercules XVII or Bristol Hercules XVIII 14-cylinder air-cooled sleeve-valve radial piston engines (1,600 hp)
04
Armament
- Armament
- Guns: 4 × 20 mm Hispano Mark II cannon (240 rpg) in nose, 6 ×.303 (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns in wings four starboard two port (optional, replacing internal long range fuel tanks), 1 × manually operated 0.303 in Browning for observer (if fitted); Bombs: 2 × 250 lb bombs or 1 × British 18 inch (45 cm) torpedo or 1 × Mark 13 torpedo; Rockets: 8 × RP-3 60 lb rockets
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