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Specifications (Hastings C.1)

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General characteristics

• Crew: 5-6
• Capacity: 50 troops
• Length: 81 ft 3 in (24.8 m)
• Wingspan: 113 ft 0 in (34.5 m)
• Height: 22 ft 6 in (6.9 m)
• Wing area: 1,408 ft2 (130.8 m2)
• Empty weight: 41,689 lb (18,910 kg)
• Loaded weight: 75,000 lb (34,010 kg)
• Powerplant: 4 × Bristol Hercules 101 radial piston engine, 1,675 hp (1,250 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 343 mph (552 km/h) at 21,500 ft (6,550 m)
• Range: 2,850 mi (4,590 km)
• Service ceiling: 26,700 ft (8,140 m)
• Rate of climb: 1,010 ft/min (310 m/min)
• Wing loading: 53.3 lb/ft² (260 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.089 hp/lb (0.147 kW/kg)