Corgi – Bristol Beaufighter TF Mk.X , No.45 Sqn. RAF “Operation Firedog“ , RAF Kuala Lumpur Malaya 1949

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                          Bristol Beaufighter

Bristol Beaufighter byla britská dvoumotorová stíhačka stavěná a používaná v době druhé světové války původně jako noční stíhací letoun, ale také jako bitevní a torpédový letoun.

The Bristol Type 156 Beaufighter (often referred to simply as the “Beau”) is a multi-role aircraft developed during the Second World War by the Bristol Aeroplane Company in the United Kingdom. It was originally conceived as a heavy fighter variant of the Bristol Beaufort bomber.

Beaufighter TF Mk X

Two-seat torpedo fighter aircraft, dubbed the “Torbeau”. Hercules XVII engines with cropped superchargers improved low-altitude performance. The last major version (2,231 built) was the Mk X. The later production models featured a dorsal fin.

General characteristics

• Crew: 2: pilot, observer
• Length: 41 ft 4 in (12.6 m)
• Wingspan: 57 ft 10 in (17.65 m)
• Height: 15 ft 10 in (4.84 m)
• Wing area: 503 ft (46,73 m²)
• Empty weight: 15,592 lb (7,072 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 25,400 lb (11,521 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Bristol Hercules 14-cylinder radial engines, 1,600 hp (1,200 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 320 mph (280 kn, 515 km/h) at 10,000 ft (3,050 m)
• Range: 1,750 mi (1,520 nmi, 2,816 km)
• Service ceiling: 19,000 ft (5,795 m) without torpedo
• Rate of climb: 1,600 ft/min (8.2 m/s) without torpedo

Armament

• Guns:
  • 4 × 20 mm Hispano Mk II cannon (240 rpg) in nose
  • 1 × manually operated .303 in (7.7 mm) Browning for observer
• Rockets: 8 × RP-3 “60 lb” (27 kg) rockets or
• Bombs: 2× 250 lb bombs or 1× British 18 inch torpedo or Mark 13 torpedo or