BRAND and MODEL
BRISTOL BOMBAY
TYPE
Medium-range bomber and transport
ORIGINE
United Kingdom
ENGINE
Two 753 kw (1,010 hp) Bristol Pegasus XXII nine-cylinder single-row air-cooled radial engines
SPECIFICATIONS
Wingspan: 29.75 m (95 ft 9 in)
Length: 21.1 m (69 ft 3 in)
Height: 5.95 m (19 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 124.4 m² (1,340 sq ft)
Max speed at 1,980 m (6,500 ft): 309 km/h (192 mph)
Cruising speed at 3,048 m (10,000 ft): 257 km/h (160 mph)
Time to climb to 4,570 m (15,000 ft): 20 mins
Service ceiling: 7,620 m (25,000 ft)
Range with full fuel: 1,420 km (880 miles)
Range with auxiliary tanks: 3,580 km (2,230 miles)
Take-off run to 15 m (50 ft): 457 m (1,500 ft)
Landing run from 15 m (50 ft): 549 m (1,800 ft)
Empty weight: 6,260 kg (34,800 lb)
Loaded weight: 9,072 kg (20,000 lb)
PHOTO
tangmere-museum.org.uk: Source of phothograph
