Armstrong Whitworth Whitley - Specifications (Whitley Mk V)

Specifications (Whitley Mk V)

Data from The Whitley File

General characteristics

• Crew: 5
• Length: 70 ft 6 in (21.49 m)
• Wingspan: 84 ft (25.60 m)
• Height: 15 ft (4.57 m)
• Wing area: 1,137 ft² (106 m²)
• Empty weight: 19,300 lb (8,768 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 33,500 lb (15,196 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce Merlin X liquid-cooled V12 engine, 1,145 hp (855 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 200 kn (230 mph, 370 km/h) at 16,400 ft (5,000 m)
• Range: 1,430 nmi (1,650 mi, 2,650 km)
• Ferry range: 2,100 nmi (2,400 mi, 3,900 km)
• Service ceiling: 26,000 ft (7,900 m)
• Rate of climb: 800 ft/min (4.1 m/s)
• Max. wing loading: 29.5 lb/ft² (143 kg/m²)
• Minimum power/mass: 0.684 hp/lb (112 W/kg)

Armament

• Guns:
  
  • 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers K machine gun in nose turret
  • 4 × .303 in Browning machine guns in tail turret
• Bombs: Up to 7,000 lb (3,175 kg) of bombs in the fuselage and 14 individual cells in the wings, typically including
  • 12 × 250 lb (113 kg) and
  • 2 × 500 lb (227 kg) bombs
  • Bombs as heavy as 2,000 lb (907 kg) could be carried