- First flight1949
- Introduction25 May 1951
- StatusRetired
- Number built949
Specifications
01
Crew & dimensions
- Crew
- 3
- Length
- 65 ft 6 in
- Wingspan
- 64 ft
- Height
- 15 ft 8 in
02
Performance
- Maximum speed
- 580 mph, Mach 0.88
- Service ceiling
- 48,000 ft
03
Powerplant
- Powerplant
- 2 × Rolls-Royce R.A.7 Avon Mk.109 turbojet engines (7,400 lbf)
04
Armament
- Armament
- Guns: 4 × 20 mm Hispano Mk.V cannon mounted in rear bomb bay (500 rounds/gun), or 2 × 0.30 in (7.62 mm) machine gun pods; Bombs: Total of 8,000 lb (3,628 kg) of payload can be mounted inside the internal bomb bay and on two underwing hardpoints, with the ability to carry a variety of bombs., Typically, the internal bomb bay can hold up to 9 × 500 lb (227 kg) bombs, or 6 × 1,000 lb (454 kg) bombs, or 1 × 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) bomb; while the pylons can hold 4 × 500 lb (227 kg) bombs, or 2 × 1,000 lb (454 kg) bombs., Nuclear weapons: in addition to conventional ordnance, the Canberra was also type