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Royal Air Force Bomber
Command 60th Anniversary
Bristol Blenheim Specifications |
Details for Blenheim IV |
| Length: |
42ft 7in (12.97m) |
| Wingspan: |
56ft 4in (17.16m) |
| Height: |
9ft 10in (3.00m) |
| Maximum Speed: |
266mph (429kmh) |
| Cruising Speed: |
225mph (363kmh) |
| Ceiling: |
22,500ft (6,856m) |
| Range: |
1,450 miles (2,338km) |
| Powerplant: |
Two Bristol Mercury XVs of 920hp
each |
| Payload: |
1,320lbs (600kg) |
| Defensive Armament: |
Single wing-mounted .303in Browning
machine gun. Two .303in machine guns in remotely aimed under-chin
turret plus 2 x .303in machine guns in mid-upper turret. |
| Recognition: |
Large, prominent glazed nose jutting well-forward of the engines
whcih, from the side mask the cockpit windshield. Left-hand side
of upper nose glazing cut away to improve forward view for pilot.
Rearward-firing gun turret immediately under the chin with belly
of aircraft tapering gently to rear of fuselage to a large tail
at extreme of aircraft. |
 Blenheim IV 3-angle view
(Click to enlarge) |
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