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The Mosquito Aircraft Association of Australia Incorporated |
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ABN - 68 831 327 047 |
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Mosquito Specifications |
FB 26 (Merlin 225) |
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Type: Fighter Bomber.
Dimensions Wingspan 54 ft 2 ins Length 39 ft 9ins (tail down) 40 ft 8 ins (tail up) Height 12ft 3.5 ins (tail down) Wheel track 16 ft 4 ins Wing Area 454 sq ft.
Engines Two Rolls Royce Merlin 225. Single stage two speed supercharged V12 engines. Coolant Ethylene Glycol/Water Capacity 1649 cu ins 27 litres.
Take off power Merlin 225 Take Off 1,635 hp at 3000 rpm and +18 lbs boost. 1,680 hp at 2,500 ft 18 lbs 1,545 hp at 9,800 ft 18 lbs
Gear change 12,500 ft Max cruise 2650 rpm +7 lbs Max climb 2850 rpm +9 lbs Engine weight 1500 lbs.
Propellers De Havilland (Hamilton Standard) three blade constant speed fully feathering.12 ft diameter
Fuel Capacity 100/130 Octane Fuselage 2 x 25 gal Inner wing 2 x 65.5 gal 2 x 78 gal Outer wing 2 x 24 gal 2 x 34 gal Long Range 63 gal Drop Tanks 2 x 50 gal or 2 x 100 gal Maximum Fuel 715 Imp gal
Performance Max 378 mph @ 13,200 ft Max Cruise 296 mph @SL Econ Cruise 250 mph Climb 9.5min to 9,500ft Ceiling 26,000 ft Range Max 1,120 miles At Max Cruise 960 miles at SL. Empty 13,797 lb Max 21,473 lb
Armament 4 x 20mm Cannon with 150 rpg. 4 x .303in MG with 750 rpg 8 x 25lb or 60 lb Rockets 2 x 250lb or 500 lb Bombs internally 2 x 250lb or 500lb Bombs on wing racks
Crew Pilot and Observer (Navigator)
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 300 FB 26 were built. |