Bristol Beaufighter - Specifications (Beaufighter TF X)

Specifications (Beaufighter TF X)

Data from Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II

General characteristics

• Crew: 2: pilot, observer
• Length: 41 ft 4 in (12.6 m)
• Wingspan: 57 ft 10 in (17.65 m)
• Height: 15 ft 10 in (4.84 m)
• Wing area: 503 ft² (46,73 m²)
• Empty weight: 15,592 lb (7,072 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 25,400 lb (11,521 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Bristol Hercules 14-cylinder radial engines, 1,600 hp (1,200 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 320 mph (280 kn, 515 km/h) at 10,000 ft (3,050 m)
• Range: 1,750 mi (1,520 nmi, 2,816 km)
• Service ceiling: 19,000 ft (5,795 m) without torpedo
• Rate of climb: 1,600 ft/min (8.2 m/s) without torpedo

Armament

• 4 × 20 mm Hispano Mk III cannon (60 rpg) in nose, and depending on role;

Fighter Command Variant

• 4 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns (outer starboard wing)
• 2 × .303 in (7.7 mm) machine gun (outer port wing)
• 8 × RP-3 "60 lb" (27 kg) rockets or 2× 1,000 lb (450 kg) bombs

Coastal Command Variant

• 1 × manually operated Vickers GO or .303 in (7.7 mm) Browning for observer
• 1 × 18 in (450 mm) torpedo