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Blackburn B-26 Botha
Reconnaissance bomber and torpedo aircraft, a twin-engined shoulder-wing aircraft. The Botha was grossly underpowered and had a bad safety record. Its operational career was only five months, but it was used as trainer until 1944, despite a bad reputation.
| General characteristics Botha Mk. I | |||
| Primary function | Reconaissance, torpedo bomber | ||
| Power plant | Two Bristol Perseus XA radial engines | ||
| Thrust | 2x 930 HP | 2x 694 kW | |
| Wingspan | 59 ft | 17.98 m | |
| Length | 51.1 ft | 15.58 m | |
| Height | 14.6 ft | 4.46 m | |
| Wingarea | 158 sq ft | 48.12 sq m | |
| Weight | empty | 11,830 lb | 5,366 kg |
| max. | 18,450 lb | 8,369 kg | |
| Speed | 249 mph | 401 km/h | |
| Initial climb rate | 984 ft/ min | 300 m/min | |
| Ceiling | 17,500 ft | 5,335 m | |
| Range | 1,270 mi | 2,044 km | |
| Armament | 3x 7.7mm machine gun; 907 kg bomb or 1x torpedo | ||
| Crew | Four | ||
| First flight | prototype 28.12.1938 | ||
| Date deployed | July 1939 | ||
| Number built | 580 | ||
Jirka Wagner
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