-B3597B75
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-B3597B75

Specifications (Wellington Mark IC)
Orthographic projection of the Wellington Mark Ia, with profile views of Mark I (Vickers turrets), Mark II (Merlin engines), Mark III (Hercules engines, 4-gun tail turret), GR Mark VIII (maritime Mark Ic, metric radar) and GR Mark XIV (maritime Mark X, centimetric radar)

Data from Vickers Aircraft since 1908 [11]

General characteristics

Crew: six
Length: 64 ft 7 in (19.69 m)
Wingspan: 86 ft 2 in (26.27 m)
Height: 17 ft 5 in (5.31 m)
Wing area: 840 ft² (78.1 m²)
Empty weight: 18,556 lb (8,435 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 28,500 lb (12,955 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Bristol Pegasus Mark XVIII radial engines, 1,050 hp (783 kW) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 235 mph (378 km/h) at 15,500 ft (4,730 m)
Range: 2,550 mi (2,217 nmi, 4,106 km)
Service ceiling: 18,000 ft (5,490 m)
Rate of climb: 1,120 ft/min (5.7 m/s)
Wing loading: 34 lb/ft² (168 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.08 hp/lb (0.13 kW/kg)

Armament

Guns: 6-8× .303 Browning machine guns:
2× in nose turret
2× in tail turret[12]
2× in waist positions [13]
Bombs: 4,500 lb (2,041 kg) bombs

[edit] See also

Related development

Vickers Warwick
Vickers VC.1 Viking

Comparable aircraft

Armstrong Whitworth Whitley
Handley Page Hampden
Heinkel He 111
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