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Twin-engined monoplane bomber. The Whitley was one of the first heavy night bombers of the RAF, and the first RAF aircraft with a stressed-skin fuselage. It had a characteristic nose-down flying attitude, because of the high incidence of the wing. Performance was mediocre, and from 1942 onwards it was used as trainer and glider tug.
| General characteristics Whitley V | |||
| Primary function | Heavy bomber | ||
| Power plant | Two 12cylinder Rolls-Royce Merlin X engines | ||
| Thrust | 2x 1,145 HP | 2x 854 kW | |
| Wingspan | 84 ft | 25.6 m | |
| Length | 70.5 ft | 21.5 m | |
| Height | 15 ft | 4.57 m | |
| Weight | empty | 19,330 lb | 8,768 kg |
| max. | 33,500 lb | 15,196 kg | |
| Speed | max. | 222 mph | 357 km/h |
| cruising | about 185 mph | about 297 km/h | |
| Initial climb rate | 800 ft/min | 244 m/min | |
| Ceiling | 20,000 ft | 6,100 m | |
| Range | 1,647 mi | 2,650 km | |
| Armament | 5x 7.7 mm machine gun; 3,175 kg bombs | ||
| Crew | Five | ||
| First flight | 17.3.1936 | ||
| Date deployed | 1937 (version I) | ||
| Number built | 1,737 all versions | ||
Jirka Wagner
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