Corgi – Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV F , ‚Z5722 / WM-Z‘ „Spirit of ‘Britain First’“ RAF , Duxford Airfield

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                          Bristol Blenheim

Bristol Blenheim byl britský dvoumotorový letoun původně sestrojený jako lehký bombardér, za druhé světové války však užíván i jako noční stíhací a bitevní (v modifikaci Blenheim IF a Blenheim IVF; menší množství letounů bylo pro tuto službu dodatečně modifikováno).

The Bristol Blenheim is a British light bomber aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company (Bristol) which was used extensively in the first two years and in some cases throughout the Second World War. The aircraft was developed as Type 142, a civil airliner, in response to a challenge from Lord Rothermere to produce the fastest commercial aircraft in Europe.

Blenheim Mk IV 

Improved version, fitted with protective armour and extended nose, powered by two 905 hp (675 kW) Bristol Mercury XV radial piston engines, armed with a 0.303 in (7.7 mm) machine gun in the port wing, plus two 0.303 in (7.7 mm) machine-guns in a powered operated dorsal turret, and two remotely controlled rearward-firing 0.303 in (7.7 mm) machine gun mounted beneath the nose, maximum bombload 1,000 lb (450 kg) internally and 320 lb (150 kg) externally. 3,307 built.

General characteristics

• Crew: three
• Length: 42 ft 7 in (12.98 m)
• Wingspan: 56 ft 4 in (17.17 m)
• Height: 9 ft 10 in (3.0 m)
• Wing area: 469 ft² (43.6 m²)
• Empty weight: 9,790 lb (4,450 kg)
• Loaded weight: 14,400 lb (6,545 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Bristol Mercury XV radial engine, 920 hp (690 kW) each
• Propellers: Three-bladed Hamilton Standard propeller

Performance

• Maximum speed: 266 mph (231 kn, 428 km/h at 11,800 ft (3,597 m))
• Cruise speed: 198 mph (172.25 kn, 319 km/h)
• Range: 1,460 mi (1,270 nmi, 2,351 km)
• Service ceiling: 27,260 ft (8,310 m)
• Wing loading: 30.7 lb/ft² (150 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.13 hp/lb (.21 kW/kg)
• Climb to 6,500 feet (2,000 m): 4 min 10 sec

Armament

• Guns:
  • 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine gun in port wing
  • 1 or 2 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Browning guns in rear-firing under-nose blister or Nash & Thompson FN.54 turret
  • 2 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Browning guns in dorsal turret
• Bombs:
• 1200 lb (540 kg)
  • 4 × 250 lb (113 kg) bombs or
  • 2 × 500 lb (227 kg) bombs internally and 8 × 40 lb (18 kg) bombs externally