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Britain's Handley Page Halifax B.I bomber1

  Handley Page Halifax B.I1 Handley Page Halifax B.I Series I1
Type    
Crew    
Engine (Type) 4: Rolls-Royce Merlin X3  
Cylinders V 123  
Cooling    
HP 1,265 each3  
Propeller blades 3 each3  
Dimensions    
Span 98' 10"1
30.12 m1
 
Length 70' 1"1
21.36 m1
 
Height 20' 9"1
6.32 m1
 
Wing area    
Weight    
Empty   33,860 lb1
15,359 kg1
Loaded   55,000 lb1
24,948 kg1
Performance    
Speed    
Speed @ 17,500' /
5,334 m
265 mph1
426 kph1
 
Climb 750'/minute1
228 m/minute1
 
Service ceiling 18,000'1
5,486 m1
 
Range with
maximum bomb load
980 miles1
1,577 km1
 
Maximum range 2,400 miles1
3,862 km1
 
Armament 8: 0.303" MG1  
Bombs 13,000 lb1
5,897 kg1
 

Sources:

  1. Aircraft of WWII, Stewart Wilson, 1998
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