| Manufacturer |
Avro |
Glenn L. Martin Company |
| Description |
The Avro 679 Manchester was a British twin-engine heavy bomber developed and manufactured by the Avro aircraft company in the United Kingdom. |
The Martin 4-0-4 is a pressurized, all-metal, low-wing 40 passenger American airliner built by the Glenn L. |
| ICAO Code |
|
M404 |
| First Flight |
1939-07-25 |
1950-10-21 |
| Entry Into service |
1940-11-01 |
1951-01-01 |
| Production End |
1941-01-01 |
1953-01-01 |
| Service End |
1942-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Avro |
Glenn L. Martin Company |
| Type |
Heavy bomber |
Short/medium range airliner |
| Length (m) |
21.336 |
22.5552 |
| Height (m) |
5.7912 |
8.5344 |
| Cockpit Crew |
7 |
3 |
| Max Seating |
|
40 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
426.4762 |
502.1153 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
450.6163 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
|
130.3569 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
5852.16 |
8839.2 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
9.6774 |
| Armament |
8 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns, (in Nash & Thompson nose (2), dorsal (2) and tail (4) turrets); 10350 lb bomb load |
|
| Capacity Description |
|
40 passengers |
| National Origin |
United Kingdom |
Canada |
| Number Built |
209 |
103 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Rolls-Royce Vulture I X-24 liquid-cooled piston engine, 1312 kW (1760 hp) each |
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp-CB16 18-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engine, 1790 kW (2400 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Eastern Air Lines, Trans World Airlines |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Manchester |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_4-0-4 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
27.432 |
28.3464 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
105.0733 |
80.2682 |
| Wake Category |
|
M |
| Aircraft Engine |
|
Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |