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Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle
The Albemarle was designed to utilize non-strategic materials and succeeded in doing so even though it increased the overall weight. The type was used all over Europe as a special transport and Glider tug though in this last role the engines tended to overheat. Except for this minor flaw the type was pleasant to fly.
Type: Special Transport and glider tug.
Crew: Transport: Four
Engine:
Engine: 2
Bristol Hercules XI 14-Cylinder two-row sleeve valve radial
1,590 hp
Dimensions:
Wing span: 77 ft. (23.47m)
Length: 59 ft. 11 in. (10.56m)
Height: 15 ft. 7 in. (4.75m)
Weights:
Empty: 22,600 lb. (10,260 kg)
Loaded: 36,500 lb. (16,570 kg)
Performance:
Maximum Speed: 265 mph (426 km/h)
Ceiling: 18,000 ft. (5490m)
Range: 1,360 miles (2160 km)
Armament: Normally none.
Four .303 in. Brownings in Boulton-Paul Dorsal turret.
Two .303 in. Browning in powered ventral turret.
