Handley Page Halifax - Specifications (Mk III)

Specifications (Mk III)

Data from Halifax, Second to None

General characteristics

• Crew: 7
• Length: 71 ft 7 in (21.82 m)
• Wingspan: 104 ft 2 in (31.75 m (Early Mks. had span of less than 100 ft (30 m) to fit through standard hangar doors.))
• Height: 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m)
• Wing area: 1,190 ft² (110.6 m²)
• Loaded weight: 54,400 lb (24,675 kg)
• Powerplant: 4 × Bristol Hercules XVI radial engine, 1,615 hp (1,205 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 282 mph (454 km/h) at 13,500 ft (4,115 m)
• Range: 1,860 mi (3,000 km) combat
• Service ceiling: 24,000 ft (7,315 m)
• Rate of climb: 750 ft/min (3.8 m/s)
• Wing loading: 45.7 lb/ft² (223.1 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.12 hp/lb (195 W/kg)

Armament

• Guns: 8 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns (4 in dorsal turret, 4 in tail turret), 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers K machine gun in nose
• Bombs: 13,000 lb (5,897 kg) of bombs