Specifications (Wellesley)
Data from The Wellesley: Geodetics in Action
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 39 ft 3 in (11.96 m)
- Wingspan: 74 ft 7 in (22.73 m)
- Height: 15 ft 3½ in (4.67 m)
- Wing area: 630 ft² (58.5 m²)
- Empty weight: 6,760 lb (3,066 kg)
- Loaded weight: 11,048 lb (5,011 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 12,500 lb (5,670 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Bristol Pegasus XX radial piston engine, 925 hp (690 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 228 mph (198 kn, 369 km/h) at 19,700 ft (6,000 m)
- Cruise speed: 180 mph (157 kn, 290 km/h) at 15,000 ft (4,600 m) (57% power)
- Range: 1,220 mi (1,963 km)
- Service ceiling: 25,500 ft (7,772 m)
- Wing loading: 18 lb/ft² (86 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 0.08 hp/lb (0.14 kW/kg)
- Climb to 15,000 ft (4,600 m): 17.8 min
Armament
- Guns:
- 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun in right wing
- 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers K machine gun in rear cockpit
- Bombs: 2,000 lb (907 kg) of bombs
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