B1S Vanquish / Sp-21M Vanquish II - ALL RETIRED 1941
General characteristics
Length: 12.19m
Wingspan: 20.42m
Height: 3.84m
Wing area: 600sq ft
Weight: empty 11,670lbs, maximum take-off 18,800lbs
Crew: 3
Powerplant: 2x Spartan 1000 supercharged radial engines (1000hp)
Performance:
Speed: 267mph
Rate of climb: 1,094ft per minute at 1,500ft
Ceiling: 26,500ft
Range: 1200 miles with 3,000lbs bomb load
Armament:
one dorsal turret with two 7.92mm FMG/M32 MG (drum feed), four fixed 13mm Browning HMG in the lower nose under the cockpit, bombload 3000lbs in one lower fuselage bomb bay or one semi-recessed 18-21in torpedo
Remarks:
Structure: all-metal monocoque fuselage in four sections with Z section fames and L section stringers with light alloy covering, light alloy used for tail construction and cantilever tailplane covering. Cantilever all-metal wing with two steel spars, all-metal split flaps and aluminium framed ailerons with fabric covering. Rudder and elevators aluminium framed with fabric covering. Retractable hydraulically raised main undercarriage with two oleo-pneumatic legs with twin pneumatic brakes and a non-retractable castoring tail wheel
Equipment: full controls and navigation equipment including receiver/transmitter, HF/DF set, naval co-operation beacon and Sperry autopilot, two cameras can be fitted in cabin floor, one flare chute, two rescue dinghies and mechanical bombsight.
Capacity: Pilot in enclosed cockpit with bullet-proof windscreen, navigator in rear fuselage cabin with one window and one access door ahead of radio operator/gunner in a hydraulic-powered dorsal turret.