Specifications (B-101)

Data from Aeroflight^[6]

General characteristics

• Crew: 6(2 pilots, flight engineer, navigator, signaller, air quartermaster)
• Capacity:
  
  • 80 troops
  • 70 paratroopers
• Payload: 44,000 lb (20,000 kg) for 200 mi (322 km)
• Length: 99 ft 5 in (30.3 m)
• Wingspan: 162 ft (49.4 m)
• Height: 38 ft 9 in (11.8 m)
• Wing area: 2,916 sq ft (270.9 m²)
• Empty weight: 79,234 lb (35,950 kg)
• Loaded weight: 82,100 lb (37,240 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 135,000 lb (61,235 kg)
• Powerplant: 4× Bristol Centaurus 173 18-cylinder radial engines, 2,850 hp (2,130 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 238 mph (208 kn, 383 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 173 mph (150 kn, 278 km/h) at 8,000 ft (2,400 m)
• Range: 1,300 mi (170 nmi, 320 km) with standard 29,000 lb (13,154 kg) payload
• Service ceiling: 16,000 ft (4,900 m)
• Rate of climb: 760 ft/min (3.9 m/s)
• Wing loading: 28.2 lb/ft² (137 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.138 hp/lb (228 W/kg)
• Takeoff roll: 1,340 ft (410 m)
• Landing roll: 990 ft (300 m