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1950
1950 - 0625.PDF
30 March 1950 4O9 ut to good account ig. Housed in ln«f. Instructional eqnipment: general-purpose transmitter-receiver, V.H.F. transmitter-receiver, .tunable beam-approach, I.F.F. and intercomm. The pilots have z$g harness, and the seats for the W/T. operators are of a special high-backed type to support the head and back against abnormal accelera- tions. Between the flight crew's quarters and the main spar is the bomb-aiming station, with provision for instructor and pupil. This is in the form of a large underslung celT— often termed a "pannier"—provided with a mattress on which the pupil lies prone. Access is gained through two hinged flaps in the main flooring, below which there are VtCKERS-ARMSTltONGS VARSITY T.Mk. I - Two 1,000 h.p. Bristol Herculas 2M sie«v«-vaJve angina Dimensions Span 95ft Sin Length ... 67ft 6in Height 23ft I lin Grass wins •<"*» •• "3 •<! ft Wrights Tareweigfct _. 27.0401b Basic operationally equipped weight 30,030 Ib MK . take-off weight ... ... ... 37,5O0lb Max. landing weight 36.0001b Loadings Wing loading ... ... 38.5 lb/«q ft Power loading _. ... \.. 9.61 Parfermance figures have not been made available.
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