| Two-seat trainer designed (to Specification T.7/45) for advanced flying training, day and night navigation, gunnery, bombing and photography. It could also be used as a glider tug. Fifteen production aircraft built as T.2 gunnery trainers for the RAF Flying College, Manby, powered by the 954kW Rolls-Royce Merlin 35 engine.
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MODEL | Athena T.Mk 2 |
ENGINE | 1 x Rolls-Royce Merlin 35, 954kW |
WEIGHTS |
Take-off weight | 4256 kg | 9383 lb |
Empty weight | 2966 kg | 6539 lb |
DIMENSIONS |
Wingspan | 12.19 m | 40 ft 0 in |
Length | 11.37 m | 37 ft 4 in |
Height | 3.94 m | 13 ft 11 in |
Wing area | 25.08 m2 | 269.96 sq ft |
PERFORMANCE |
Max. speed | 472 km/h | 293 mph |
Cruise speed | 359 km/h | 223 mph |
Ceiling | 8840 m | 29000 ft |
Range | 885 km | 550 miles |
Trevor Webb, e-mail, 30.10.2014 13:44 The original Athena T. Mk 1 was a three seater with side by side seating with an observation seat behind. Only a couple(?) built powered by an A-S Mamba' In addition there was the T. Mk 1A powered by a R.R. Dart. reply |
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