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The Mosquito Aircraft Association of Australia Incorporated |
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ABN - 68 831 327 047 |
FB VI (RAAF service Merlin 23 or 25) |
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Type: Fighter Bomber.
Dimensions Wingspan 54 ft 2 ins Length 40 ft 10ins (tail down) 41 ft 2 ins (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 23 or 25. Single stage two speed supercharged V12 engines. Coolant Ethylene Glycol/Water Capacity 1649 cu ins 27 litres. Take off power Merlin 23 1,390 hp at 3000 rpm and +18 lbs boost. 1,460 hp at 6,250 ft 14 lbs 1,435 hp at 11,000 ft 16 lbs
Take off power Merlin 25 1,610 hp at 3000 rpm and +18 lbs boost. 1,635 hp at 2,250 ft 18 lbs 1,510 hp at 9,250 ft 18 lbs Gear change 8,750ft Merlin 23, 7000ft Merlin 25 Max cruise 2650 rpm +7 lbs Max climb 2850 rpm +9 lbs Engine weight 1470lbs Merlin 23 1455 lbs Merlin 25
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 3250 litres
Performance Max 378 mph @ 13,200 ft 608 km/hr Max Cruise 296 mph @SL 476 km/hr Econ Cruise 250 mph 402 km/h Climb 9.5min to 9,500ft Ceiling 26,000 ft 7,900 m
Range Max 1,120 miles 1800 km At Max Cruise 960 miles at SL. Empty 14,300 lb 6,487 kg Max 22,300 lb 10,115 kg.
Armament 4 x 20mm Cannon with 150 rpg. 4 x .303in MG with 500 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 2584 FB VI were built. |
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Mosquito Specifications |
