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Blackburn B-26 Botha

Reconnaissance bomber and torpedo aircraft, a twin-engined shoulder-wing aircraft. The Botha was grossly underpowered and had a bad safety record. Its operational career was only five months, but it was used as trainer until 1944, despite a bad reputation.

General characteristics Botha Mk. I
Primary function	Reconaissance, torpedo bomber
Power plant	Two Bristol Perseus XA radial engines
Thrust	2x 930 HP		2x 694 kW
Wingspan	59 ft		17.98 m
Length	51.1 ft		15.58 m
Height	14.6 ft		4.46 m
Wingarea	158 sq ft		48.12 sq m
Weight	empty	11,830 lb	5,366 kg
	max.	18,450 lb	8,369 kg
Speed	249 mph		401 km/h
Initial climb rate	984 ft/ min		300 m/min
Ceiling	17,500 ft		5,335 m
Range	1,270 mi		2,044 km
Armament	3x 7.7mm machine gun; 907 kg bomb or 1x torpedo
Crew	Four
First flight	prototype 28.12.1938
Date deployed	July 1939
Number built	580

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