Bristol Beaufighter
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An Australian Beaufighter flying over New Guinea in 1942 (AWM OG0001) |
crew=2 (pilot, observer) | span main=57 ft 10 in | span alt=17.65 m | length main=41 ft 4 in | length alt=12.6 m | height main=15 ft 10 in | height alt=4.84 m | area main= ft² | area alt= m² | empty weight main=15,592 lb | empty weight alt=7,072 kg | max takeoff weight main=25,400 lb | max takeoff weight alt=11,521 kg | engine (prop)=Bristol Hercules | type of prop=14-cylinder radial engines | number of props=2 | power main=1,600 hp | max speed main=320 mph (515 km/h) at 10,000 ft | max speed alt=3,050 m | climb rate main=with torpedo, 1,600 ft/min | climb rate alt=490 m/min | ceiling main=without torpedo, 19,000 ft | ceiling alt=5,795 m | range main=1,750 mi | range alt=2,816 km | power/mass main=hp/lb | power/mass alt=kW/kg | loading main=lb/ft² | armament=
*4× Hispano 20 mm cannon (60 rounds per cannon, 240 rounds total) in nose, and:in Fighter Command service
*4× .303 machine gun (outer starboard wing)
*2× .303 machine gun (outer port wing)
*8× RP-3 rockets or 2× 1000 lb bombs, or:;with Coastal Command as the Beaufighter TF Torbeau
*1× manually-operated Vickers GO or .303 Browning for observer
*1× 18-inch torpedo
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| sequence=Type 142 -Type 149 -Type 152 -Type 156 -Type 163 -Type 164 -Type 167|related=
*Bristol Beaufort | *A-20 Havoc, P-70
*A-26 Invader
*de Havilland Mosquito
*P-61 Black Widow
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