BRAND and MODEL
VICKERS VALETTA
TYPE
Military transport
ORIGIN
United Kingdom
ENGINE
Two 1,473 kw (1,975 hp) Bristol Hercules 230 fourteen-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engines
SPECIFICATIONS
Wingspan: 27.21 m (89 ft 3 in)
Length: 18.9 m (62 ft 11 in)
Height: 5.97 m (19 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 81.94 m² (882 sq ft)
Max speed at 1,676 m (5,500 ft): 473 km/h (294 mph)
Cruising speed at 3,048 m (10,000 ft): 426 km/h (265 mph)
Economical cruising speed: 277 km/h (172 mph)
Rate of climb: 388 m/min (1,275 ft/min)
Service ceiling: 6,766 m (22,200 ft)
Range at 339 km/h (211 mph) at 3,048 m (10,000 ft): 2,076 km (1,290 miles)
Range with 34 troops: 579 km (360 miles)
Empty weight: 11,274 kg (24,854 lb)
Loaded weight: 16,556 kg (36,500 lb)
PHOTO
mediastorehouse.co.uk:Source of phothograph
