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Armstrong Whitworth A.W.41 Albemarle |
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Specifications: |
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| Powerplant | two 1,590 hp Bristol Hercules XI radial piston engines |
| Performance | max. speed 265 mph (425 km/h) at 10,500 ft (3200 m); cruising speed 170 mph (275 km/h); service ceiling 18,000 ft (5485 m); range 1,300 miles (2090 km) |
| Weights | max. take-off 22,600 lb (10.250 kg) |
| Dimensions | span 77 ft (23.50); length 59 ft 11 in (18.25 m); height 15 ft 7 in (4.75 m); wing area 803.5 sq ft (74.65 sq m) |
| Crew | four-seat |
| Armament | two 0.303 in ( 7.7 mm) Vickers K. machine-guns in dorsel |
| Original build as a twin engined-bomber in 1941 the dicision had been made to adapt the plane as a glider tug in 1943. Two sq. of no.38 group s sq. participated towing gliders and carrying troops of the 1 st Airborne Division. | |
