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Boulton Paul Defiant
Two-seat fighter with the four-gun armament concentrated in a powered turret. The Defiant was a fine aircraft, but the tactical concept was bad and the weight of the gun turret detoriated performance. After the initial success heavy losses followed; it was then used as a night fighter for some time and later as a target tug.
Type: Fighter
Power plant One 12 cylinder water-cooled Rolls-Royce Merlin engine
Wingspan 39.4 ft 12 m
Length 35.3 ft 10.75 m
Height 12.1 ft 3.7 m
Weight takeoff 8,350 LB 3,787 kg
Speed 303 mph 488 km/h
Ceiling 30,512 ft 9,300 m
Range 500 mi 805 km
Armament 4x 7.7mm machine gun (600 rounds each)
Crew Two
