de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XVI

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The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito was a British multi-role combat aircraft with a two-man crew that served during and after the Second World War.

It was one of few operational front-line aircraft of the era constructed almost entirely of wood and was nicknamed "The Wooden Wonder".

The Mosquito was also known affectionately as the "Mossie" to its crews.

General characteristics

• Crew: 2: pilot, bombardier/navigator
• Length: 44 ft 6 in (13.57 m)
• Wingspan: 54 ft 2 in (16.52 m)
• Height: 17 ft 5 in (5.3 m)
• Wing area: 454 ft2 (42.18 m2)
• Empty weight: 14,300 lb (6,490 kg)
• Loaded weight: 18,100 lb (8,210 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight:25,000 lb (11,000 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce Merlin 76/77 (left/right) liquid-cooled V12 engine, 1,710 hp (1,280 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 361 kn (415 mph (668 km/h)) at 28,000 ft (8,500 m)
• Range: 1,300 nmi (1,500 mi (2,400 km))with full weapons load
• Service ceiling: 37,000 ft (11,000 m)
• Rate of climb: 2,850 ft/min (14.5 m/s)
• Wing loading: 39.9 lb/ft2 (195 kg/m2)
• Power/mass: 0.189 hp/lb (311 W/kg)

Armament

• Bombs: 4,000 pounds (1,800 kg)

Avionics

• GEE radio-navigation