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Mosquito Specifications |
B35 (RAF service Merlin 113,114 and 114A) |
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Type: Unarmed pressurised high altitude bomber.
Dimensions Wingspan 54 ft 2 ins Length 40 ft 4.5ins (tail down) 41 ft (tail up) Height 12ft 3.5 ins (tail down) Wheel track 16 ft 4 ins Wing Area 454 sq ft 42.18 sq m.
Engines Two Rolls Royce Merlin 114A. Or one 113 and one 114 Two stage two speed supercharged intercooled V12 engines. Coolant Ethylene Glycol/Water Capacity 1649 cu ins 27 litres. Max power Merlin 113/114/114A Take Off 1,225 hp at 3000 rpm and +18 lbs boost. 1,690 hp at 13,000 ft 18 lbs 1,345 hp at 27,250 ft 18 lbs
Gear change 19-21,000ft Max cruise 2650 rpm +7 lbs (MS gear) 2850 rpm +7 lbs (FS gear) Max climb 2850 rpm +12 lbs Engine weight 1645/1665 lbs
De Havilland (Hamilton Standard) three blade constant speed fully feathering.12 ft diameter
Fuel Capacity 100/130 Octane Fuselage 2 x 46.5 gal Inner wing 2 x 65 gal 2 x 78 gal Outer wing 2 x 24 gal 2 x 34 gal Long Range 121 gal (in bomb bay not normally fitted) Drop Tanks 2 x 100 gal Metal
Maximum Fuel 816 Imp gal
Performance Max 425 mph @ 30,500 ft 410 mph @ 17,500 ft 326 mph @ sea level Max Cruise 379 mph @30,000 ft Econ Cruise 300 mph @30,000 ft Ceiling 42,000 ft Range Max 1,750 miles with 4,000 lb bomb @310 mph.
Empty 14,635 lb Max 23,000 lb
Armament Total loads of up to 4000lbs:
4 x 500 lb bombs or Target Indicators internally
500 lb on each wing racks
1 x 4,000 lb HC bomb internally.
Crew Pilot and Observer (Navigator)
Equipment Mark T1B or Mk III low level Bombsight.
Construction Spars Canadian Spruce Plywood Beech and Birch Panel core material Balsa
Limited amounts of walnut were also used in sections such as the wing attachment points.
Number built A total of 274 B 35’s were built of which several survive today. |
