Data Quality88%
01 / Overview
Avro Manchester
Category
Country
Production
1940–1941
Quantity
209
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- First Flight1939
- Service Entry Year1940
- Crew7
- Primary RoleHeavy bomber
- Generation2nd
- In ServiceYes
◈Powerplant6MOD.6
- Engine TypeRolls-Royce Vulture I
- Engine ModelRolls-Royce Vulture
- Number of Engines2
- AfterburnerNo
- SupercruiseNo
- Thrust VectoringNo
▣Performance7MOD.7
- Top Speed426.438 km/h
- Cruise Speed300 km/h
- Service Ceiling5,852.16 m
- Ferry Range2,620 km
- Combat Radius840 km
- Rate of Climb7.6 m/s
- G-Limit3.5
◇Dimensions & Weights7MOD.7
- Length21.336 m
- Wingspan27.432 m
- Height5.94 m
- Wing Area105.1
- Empty Weight14,152.32 kg
- Loaded Weight22,680 kg
- Max Takeoff Weight25,400 kg
◆Armament8MOD.8
- Hardpoints2
- Weapons Payload4,695 kg
- Internal Gun8 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns, (in Nash & Thompson nose (2), dorsal (2) and tail (4) turrets)
- Internal Weapons BayYes
- Air-to-Air MissilesNo
- Air-to-Ground MissilesNo
- Anti-Ship MissilesNo
- Nuclear CapableNo
▤Avionics & Stealth7MOD.7
⬢Production3MOD.3
- Total Built209
- Operators3
- Variants5
▲Service History4MOD.4
- Retirement Year1942
- Production Start1940
- Production End1941
- Operational StatusRetired
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1940Production started
- 1941Production ended
86
years in service
1
years in production
209
units produced
3
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
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📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
An internal compartment within a military aircraft designed to store and deploy weapons, reducing radar cross-section and aerodynamic drag.
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