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Royal Air Force Bomber
Command 60th Anniversary
De Havilland Mosquito Specifications |
Details for Mosquito B.XVI |
| Length: |
41ft 6in (12.64m) |
| Wingspan: |
54ft 2in (16.50m) |
| Height: |
15ft 3in (4.65m) |
| Maximum Speed: |
415mph (669kmh) |
| Ceiling: |
37,000ft (11,273m) |
| Range: |
1,485 miles (2,395km) with 4,000lb
(1,816kg) bombload |
| Powerplant: |
Two Rolls Royce Merlin 72 or 73s
of 1,680hp each or two Merlin 76 or 77s of 1,710hp each |
| Payload: |
4,000lbs (1,816kg) |
| Defensive Armament: |
None |
| Recognition: |
Sleek, slender fuselage with sharp taper at the rear. 'Shark fin'
tail mounted at the extreme rear of the fuselage above retractable
tailwheel. Extensive glazing for bomb aimer's poasition with heavily-framed
canopy mounted in line with the leading edge of the mainplanes.
the Merlins are mounted in low-drag nacelles which also house the
main undercarriage. The B.XVI bomb bay had bulged doors to accommodate
single 4,000lb High Capacity bomb. |
 Mosquito B.IV 3-angle view
(Click to enlarge) |
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