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Boulton Paul P.82 Defiant
Two-seat fighter with the four-gun armament concentrated in a powered turret. The Defiant was a fine aircraft, but the tactical concept was bad and the weight of the gun turret detoriated performance. After the initial succes heavy losses followed; it was then used as a night fighter for some time and later as a target tug.
| General characteristics Defiant Mk.I | |||
| Primary function | Fighter | ||
| Power plant | One 12cylinder water-cooled Rolls-Royce Merlin engine | ||
| Thrust | Merlin III (Mk.I) | 1,030 HP | 768 kW |
| Merlin XX (Mk.II) | 1,260 HP | 940 kW | |
| Wingspan | 39.4 ft | 12 m | |
| Length | 35.3 ft | 10.75 m | |
| Height | 12.1 ft | 3.7 m | |
| Wingarea | 250 sq ft | 23.23 sq m | |
| Weight | empty | 6,000 lb | 2,722 kg |
| takeoff | 8,350 lb | 3,787 kg | |
| Speed | 303 mph | 488 km/h | |
| Initial climb rate | 1,900 ft/min | 579 m/min | |
| Ceiling | 30,512 ft | 9,300 m | |
| Range | 500 mi | 805 km | |
| Armament | 4x 7.7mm machine gun (600 rounds each) | ||
| Crew | Two | ||
| First flight | Prototype 11.8.1937 | ||
| Date deployed | December 1939 | ||
| Number built | 1064 (both versions) | ||
Jirka Wagner
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