The Argentine version of the mosquito
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General characteristics
Crew: two: pilot, bombardier/navigator
Length: 12 m (39 ft 4 in)
Wingspan: 16.3 m (53 ft 6 in)
Height: 3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)
Gross weight: 6,500 kg (14,330 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 7,200 kg (15,873 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-SC-G Twin Wasp 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 780 kW (1,050 hp) each
Propellers: 3-bladed Hamilton Standard Hydromatic 23-E-50
Performance
Maximum speed: 440 km/h (270 mph, 240 kn)
Range: 1,040 km (650 mi, 560 nmi)
Service ceiling: 10,000 m (33,000 ft)
Wing loading: 170.9 kg/m2 (35.0 lb/sq ft)
Power/mass: 4.13 kg/kW (6.8 lb/hp)
Armament
Guns: *4× 12.7 mm browning ML or DL heavy machine guns nationally manufactured on the early variant
or
4× 20 mm Hispano-Suiza 804 cannon with 300 rounds per gun on the later variant
or
4× 20 mm Hispano Mk II cannon, 4× .303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns
Rockets: *12 x 75 mm 60 lb (27 kg) rockets (Mk VI) on the later variant
Bombs: *800 kg (1,800 lb) bombs on both early and late variant
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