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The Mosquito Aircraft Association of Australia Incorporated |
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ABN - 68 831 327 047 |
PR XVI (RAAF service Merlin 76/77) |
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Type: Unarmed pressurised high altitude reconnaissance.
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 76/77. Two stage two speed supercharged intercooled V12 engines. Coolant Ethylene Glycol/Water Capacity 1649 cu ins 27 litres. Take off power 1250 hp at 3000 rpm and +12 lbs boost. 1,655 hp at 10,000 ft 18 lbs 1,475 hp at 21,000 ft 18 lbs Gear change 17,000ft Max cruise 2650 rpm +7 lbs 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 68 gal Inner wing 2 x 65.5 gal 2 x 78 gal Outer wing 2 x 24 gal 2 x 34 gal Long Range 121.5 gal Drop Tanks 2 x 40 gal Metal or 2 x 50 gal Wooden or 2 x 100 gal Papier Mache
Maximum Fuel 860.5 Imp gal
Performance Max 415 mph @ 28,000 ft Max Cruise 358 mph @25,000 ft Econ Cruise 250 mph Climb 7.5 min to15,000 ft. 16 min to 25,000 ft. Ceiling 38,500 ft 11,734 m Range Max 2,450 miles 3,941 km
Empty 14,635 lb 6,638 kg Max 23,350 lb 10,141 kg.
Armament None
Crew Pilot and Observer (Navigator)
Equipment 1 x F24 Camera (Oblique) 8 in or 14 in 2 x F24 Cameras (Vertical) 14 in 2 x F52 Cameras (Vertical) 36 in or 2 x F8 Cameras (Vertical) 20 in.
Cameras F8 Survey camera Lenses 20 in f5.6 and f6.3 36 in f6.3 Shutter Focal plane Magazine 250 exposures Format 8.25 in x 7 in
F24 Universal camera Lenses 8 in f2.9 14 in f5.6 & f4.5 Shutter Focal plane Magazine 125 or 250 exposure Format 5 in x 5 in
F52 Camera Lenses 36 in f6.3 Shutter Focal plane Magazine 250 or 500 exposure Format 8.25 in x 7 in
Pressure cabin The aircraft was fitted with a pressure cabin which could maintain a cabin altitude of 24,500 ft at 35,000 ft.
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 439 PR XVI’s were built of which only A52-600 survives today. |
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