Vickers Wellington - Specifications (Wellington Mark IC)

Specifications (Wellington Mark IC)

Data from Vickers Aircraft since 1908

General characteristics

• Crew: six
• Length: 64 ft 7 in (19.69 m)
• Wingspan: 86 ft 2 in (26.27 m)
• Height: 17 ft 5 in (5.31 m)
• Wing area: 840 ft² (78.1 m²)
• Empty weight: 18,556 lb (8,435 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 28,500 lb (12,955 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Bristol Pegasus Mark XVIII radial engines, 1,050 hp (783 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 235 mph (378 km/h) at 15,500 ft (4,730 m)
• Range: 2,550 mi (2,217 nmi, 4,106 km)
• Service ceiling: 18,000 ft (5,490 m)
• Rate of climb: 1,120 ft/min (5.7 m/s)
• Wing loading: 34 lb/ft² (168 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.08 hp/lb (0.13 kW/kg)

Armament

• Guns: 6-8× .303 Browning machine guns:
  • 2× in nose turret
  • 2× in tail turret
  • 2× in waist positions
• Bombs: 4,500 lb (2,041 kg) bombs