Type sheet: bbuck

Bristol Type 163 Buckingham
Tactical bomber, Courier transport, United Kingdom, 1943

[Technical Data] [Expo/Images] - [ Bristol] [ Light Bombers 1939-1945]

Sizes and weights

Total Length :

46.818 ft

14.270 m

Greatest height :

17.487 ft

5.330 m

Wingspan :

71.818 ft

21.890 m

Wing area :

707.948 sqft

65.770 qm

Max take off weight :

38056.1 lbs

17259.0 kg

Weight empty :

24045.5 lbs

10905.0 kg

Performance data

Max. speed :

287 kts

531 km/h

Cruising speed :

248 kts

459 km/h

Service ceiling :

25000 ft

7620 m

Wing load :

53.71 lbs/ft2

262.00 kg/qm

Range :

2764 nm

5118 km

Propulsion

Kind :

KdSt

Type :

Bristol Centaurus VII / XI

Power rating (max.) :

2485 hp

2520 ps

Count :

2

2

Total power rating (max.) :

4971 hp

5040 ps

Other

Armament :

10* cal.303 MG (7,7mm), 1814kg Bomb.