Manufacturer: | Panstwowe Zaklady Lotnicze (PZL) Warsaw, Poland | ||||
Crew: | Pilot, navigator/bombardier/gunner, radio operator/rear gunner and rear gunner | ||||
Powerplant: | Two Skoda Bristol Pegasus XX engines driving 3-bladed Hamilton Standard metal propellers, rated at 920 hp (676 kW) for take-off each | ||||
Dimensions |
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Wingspan: | 17.93 m (58' 10") | Length: | 12.92 m (42' 5") | Height: | 4.25 m (13' 11") |
Weights |
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Empty: | 4935 kg (10879 lb) | Normal Take-off: | 8880 kg (19577 lb) | Max Take-off: | 9105 kg (20073 lb) |
Armament |
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Fixed: | Three 7.9 mm PWU wz.37 Szczeniak or (on older machines) Vickers F machine guns | ||||
Disposable: | Up to 2580 kg (5688 lb) of bombs in bomb bays in fuselage and central section of the wing in various combinations of 300 kg (661 lb), 110 or 100 kg (220 or 242 lb), and 50 kg (110 lb) bombs. Other disposables included containers with small anti-infantry or incendiary bombs. | ||||
Performance |
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Maximum speed: | 412 km/h (257 mph) at 2800 m (9186 ft), 370 km/h (231 mph) at sea level. | ||||
Cruise speed: | 345 km/h (215 mph) at 2500 m (8200 ft) | ||||
Stalling speed: | 115 km/h (71.7 mph) | ||||
Climb: | Initial 3.7 m/s (728 ft/min), time to 2000 m (6561 ft) 7 min 54 s. | ||||
Service ceiling: | 8900 m (29200 ft) | ||||
Normal range: | 1500 km (936 miles) |
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