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Avro 679 Manchester

Twin-engined heavy bomber. Manchester was basically a good aircraft, but the Vulture engine was unreliable and dangerous. The Manchester is remembered because of its four-engined development, the Lancaster.

General characteristics Manchester Mk.I
Primary function	Heavy bomber
Power plant	Two Rolls-Royce Vulture I engines
Thrust	2x 1,120 HP		2x 1,500 kW
Wingspan	90 ft		27.46 m
Length	70 ft		21.34 m
Height	19.5 ft		5.94 m
Weight	empty	31,200 lb	14,152 kg
	max.	about 50,000 lb	22,680 kg
Speed max.	250 mph		402 km/h
Ceiling	19,200 ft		5,852 m
Range	1,200 mi		1,930 km (max. load)
Armament	8x 7.7mm machine gun; 4,695 kg (10,350 lb) bombs
Crew	Seven
First flight	25.7.1939
Date deployed	1940
Number built	209

Jirka Wagner

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