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Avro_Manchester_
Specifications (Manchester Mk I)
Orthographic projection of the Avro Manchester Mk I, with profile detail of Mk.IAData from [5],[6]
General characteristics
Crew: 7
Length: 70 ft (21.34 m)
Wingspan: 90 ft 1 in (27.46 m)
Height: 19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)
Wing area: 1,131 ft² (105.1 m²)
Empty weight: 31,200 lb (14,152 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 50,000 lb (22,680 kg)
Powerplant: 2× Rolls-Royce Vulture I 24-cylinder X-type, 1,760 hp (1,310 kW) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 265 mph (230 kn, 402 km/h) at 17,000 ft (5,180 m)
Range: 1,200 miles (1,930 km) with maximum bomb load of 10,350 lb (4,695 kg)
Service ceiling: 19,500 ft (5,852 m)
Armament
Guns: 8 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns, (in Nash & Thomson nose (2), dorsal (2) and tail (4) turrets)
Bombs: 10,350 lb (4,695 kg) bomb load
Orthographic projection of the Avro Manchester Mk I, with profile detail of Mk.IAData from [5],[6]
General characteristics
Crew: 7
Length: 70 ft (21.34 m)
Wingspan: 90 ft 1 in (27.46 m)
Height: 19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)
Wing area: 1,131 ft² (105.1 m²)
Empty weight: 31,200 lb (14,152 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 50,000 lb (22,680 kg)
Powerplant: 2× Rolls-Royce Vulture I 24-cylinder X-type, 1,760 hp (1,310 kW) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 265 mph (230 kn, 402 km/h) at 17,000 ft (5,180 m)
Range: 1,200 miles (1,930 km) with maximum bomb load of 10,350 lb (4,695 kg)
Service ceiling: 19,500 ft (5,852 m)
Armament
Guns: 8 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns, (in Nash & Thomson nose (2), dorsal (2) and tail (4) turrets)
Bombs: 10,350 lb (4,695 kg) bomb load