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Twin-engined torpedo bomber, based on Blenheim experience (more heavy, because crew was four men). It was the standard torpedo bomber from 1940 until 1943, but was never considered a really successful type (but attacked also German battle cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau). From 1939 built also in Australia with Pratt&Whitney Twin Wasp engines (1,200 HP) - succesful by attacks before Japanese ships.
| General characteristics Beaufort Mk. I | |||
| Primary function | Torpedo aircraft | ||
| Power plant | Two Bristol Taurus VI 14cylinder radial engines | ||
| Thrust | 2x 1,130 HP | 2x 843 kW | |
| Wingspan | 57.8 ft | 17.63 m | |
| Length | 44.16 ft | 13.46 m | |
| Height | 14.2 ft | 4.34 m | |
| Wingarea | 503 sq ft | 46.73 sq m | |
| Weight | empty | 13,100 lb | 5,945 kg |
| max. | 21,230 lb | 9,630 kg | |
| Speed | max. | 265 mph | 426 km/h |
| armed | 225 mph | 362 km/h | |
| Ceiling | 16,500 ft | 5,030 m | |
| Range | 1,600 mi | 2,575 km | |
| Armament | typical 4x 7.7mm machine gun; 1x 18in torpedo or up to 907 kg bombs | ||
| Crew | Four | ||
| First flight | 15.10.1938 | ||
| Date deployed | 1939 | ||
| Number built | 2,080 (incl. 700 in Australia) | ||
| Users | GB, Australia, Turkey | ||
Jirka Wagner
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