| Armstrong Whitley A.W.38 Whitley |
| Nationality |
British |
| Aircraft Type |
Medium Bomber |
| First Flight |
17 March 1936 |
| Entered Service |
Early 1937 |
| Crew |
5 |
| Notes |
1 . 814 built. 5 Versions. Data for Mark V |
| Specification |
| Powerplant |
Two 1 . 145 hp Rolls-Royce Merlin X inline piston engines |
| Performance |
| Speed |
370 km/h. Cruising 338 km/h |
| Range |
2 . 414 km |
| Service Ceiling |
7 . 925 m |
| Dimensions |
| Wingspan |
25,6 m |
| Wing Area |
105,63 m² |
| Length |
21,49 m |
| Height |
4,57 m |
| Weights |
| Empty Weight |
8 . 777 kg |
| Maximum Take Off Weight |
15 . 195 kg |
| Weaponry |
| Guns |
Four 0,303 inch machine guns in powered tail turret. One 0,303 inch machine gun in nose turret |
| Bombs etc |
7 . 000 lb of bombs in internal bay |
| Versions |
| Mk I |
Initial production model |
| Mk II |
As Mk I; 845 hp Tiger VIII engines |
| Mk III |
Power operated nose turret and new bomb racks |
| Mk IV |
Rolls-Royce Merlin IV engines; Power operated tail turret |
| Mk IVA |
As Mk IV: Two Merlin X engines |
| Mk V |
Lengthened tail-section; re-designed fins and rudders; increased fuel capacity |
| Mk V Freighter |
Mk V conversion as civil freighters |
| Mk VI |
Project only |
| Mk VII |
Coastal Command maritime reconnaissance version with ASV Mk II air-to-surface radar |
