AlbacoreSpecs:
General characteristics
Crew: Three
Length: 39 ft 10 in (12.14 m)
Wingspan: 50 ft 0 in (15.24 m)
Height: 14 ft 2 in (4.62 m)
Wing area: 623 ft² (57.9 m²)
Empty weight: 7,250 lb (3,295 kg)
Loaded weight: 10,460 lb (4,755 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 12,600 lb[11] (5,727 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Bristol Taurus II (Taurus XII) 14-cylinder radial engine, 1,065 hp (1,130 hp) (794 kW (840 kw))
Performance
Maximum speed: 140 kn (161 mph, 259 km/h)
Cruise speed: 122 kn (140 mph, 225 km/h) (maximum cruise)
Stall speed: 47 kn[18] (54 mph, 87 km/h) (flaps down)
Range: 817 nmi[19] (930 mi, 1,497 km) (with torpedo)
Service ceiling: 20,700 ft (6,310 m)
Climb to 6000 ft 8 min
Armament
Guns:
1 × fixed, forward-firing .303 in (7.7 mm) machine gun in starboard wing[20]
1 or 2 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers K machine guns in rear cockpit.
Bombs: 1 × 1,670 lb (760 kg) torpedo or 2,000 lb (907 kg) bombs
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Barracuda*Specs:
General characteristics
Crew: 3
Length: 39 ft 9 in (12.12 m)
Wingspan: 49 ft 2 in (14.99 m)
Height: 15 ft 2 in (4.62 m)
Wing area: 405 ft² (37.62 m²)
Empty weight: 9,350 lb (4,250 kg)
Loaded weight: 13,200 lb (6,000 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 14,100 lb (6,409 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Merlin 32 liquid-cooled V12 engine, 1,640 hp (1,225 kW)
Performance
Maximum speed: 228 mph (198 kn, 367 km/h) at 1,750 ft (533 m)
Cruise speed: 195 mph (170 kn, 314 km/h) at 5,000 ft (1,524 m)
Range: 686 mi (597 nmi, 1,104 km) with 1,620 lb (736 kg) torpedo
Service ceiling: 16,600 ft (5,080 m)
Wing loading: 32.6 lb/ft² (159 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.12 hp/lb (0.20 kW/kg)
Climb to 5,000 ft (1,524 m): 6 min
Armament
Guns: 2 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers K machine guns in rear cockpit[27]
Bombs: 1× 1,620 lb (735 kg) aerial torpedo or 4× 450 lb (205 kg) depth charges or 6× 250 lb (110 kg) bombs[27]
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*I am aware that there is a Barracuda on SAS already but that is a Frankenplane, I think it high time we had a proper representation of the Barracuda.
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Topic: Fairey Albacore and Barracuda (Read 5557 times)
