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Whirlwind Aircraft data

Posted by Paul McMillan on Thu May 02, 2002 05:53:56 PM

In reply top Re: Can anyone supply the dimensions of the RR Peregrine engine? posted by Paul McMillan on Thu May 02, 2002 05:44:10 PM

Aircraft data

Mainplane
wingspan 45 ft 00 in
wing area, gross 250 sq ft
wing centre section, max chord 6 ft 10 in
wing centre section, dihedral 0? :t 15'
wing outer plane, max chord 6 ft 4 in
wing outer plane, dihedral 2?. 13' :t 15'
wing centre plane, incidence 0?
wing outer plane, incidence 0?
thickness chord ratio at root 17%
thickness chord ratio at tip 8%
aerofoil section NACA 23017-08

Tailplane
span 15 ft II in
chord 4 ft 6 in
incidence -1?
tailplane area 37.5 sq ft
fin area 15 sq ft
elevator area 36 sq ft
rudder area 11.6 sq ft

Fuselage

length - tail up 32 ft 3 in

Aileron area 37 sq ft

Flaps

type Fowler
area 42 sq ft
travel 46?

Hydraulic system
type Dowty
maximum operating pressure 800 psi
emergency air pressure 1,200 psi


Weights

Service load
fighter 1,014 Ib
fighter-bomber with two 250 Ib bombs 1,546 lb
fighter-bomber with two 500 Ib bombs 2,046 lb

Tare weight
fighter 8,310 lb
fighter-bomber with two 250 lb bombs 8,310 Ib
fighter-bomber with two 500 lb bombs 8,310 lb

All-up weight at take-off

fighter 10,379 lb
fighter-bomber with two 250 lb bombs 10,911 Ib
fighter-bomber with two 500 Ib bombs 11,411 Ib

Armament

type of guns 20 mm Hispano
number of guns four maximum
number of bombs two

Fuel
type 100 octane
number of tanks four
maximum fuel capacity 134 imp gallons

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