| Manufacturer |
Société des Avions Marcel Bloch |
Vickers |
| Description |
The Bloch MB.162 was a French four-engine, long-range bomber developed by Société des Avions Marcel Bloch in the late 1930s. |
The Vickers Warwick was a British twin-engined bomber aircraft developed and operated during the Second World War that was primarily used in other roles. |
| First Flight |
1940-06-01 |
1939-08-13 |
| Entry Into service |
1943-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Société des Avions Marcel Bloch |
Vickers |
| Type |
Heavy Bomber |
Maritime reconnaissance, air-sea rescue, transport |
| Length (m) |
21.91 |
21.9456 |
| Height (m) |
3.76 |
5.4864 |
| Cockpit Crew |
5 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
551 |
360.4931 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
9000 |
6553.2 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
3.3528 |
| Armament |
2 × 7.5 mm (.295 in) MAC 1934 machine guns in nose and ventral positions; 2 × 20 mm Hispano-Suiza HS.404 cannon in ventral and dorsal positions; 3600 kg of bombs |
8 × .303 in Browning machine guns in three turrets |
| National Origin |
France |
United Kingdom |
| Number Built |
1 |
846 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Gnome-Rhône 14N-48 14-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engine, 820 kW (1100 hp) each |
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800/S.1A4-G "Double Wasp" radial engines, 1380 kW (1850 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Luftwaffe |
Royal Air Force, South African Air Force, Polish Air Force in exile , BOAC |
| Status |
|
Retired |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloch_MB.162 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_Warwick |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
28.1 |
29.2608 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
109 |
93.4605 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |