Albemarle aircraft

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft logistics support
12,000 kg
military transport aircraft
conventional tail
retired from service
Avro family
gptkbp:armament machine guns
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
5
gptkbp:decommissioned 1960s
gptkbp:design gptkb:Roy_Chadwick
high-wing monoplane
large cargo door
gptkbp:engine 2
gptkbp:engineConfiguration twin-engine
gptkbp:enginePower 1,600 hp
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Merlin
gptkbp:firstFlight 1943
gptkbp:firstGeneration D-Day
gptkbp:fuelCapacity 4,500 liters
gptkbp:headlights T-tail
gptkbp:height 5.8 meters
gptkbp:historicalSignificance used in airborne operations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Albemarle aircraft
gptkbp:landingGear tricycle gear
gptkbp:length 20.1 meters
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:A.V._Roe_and_Company
gptkbp:maximumDepth 4,000 kg
gptkbp:maxSpeed 400 km/h
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 15,000 kg
gptkbp:nickname Albie
gptkbp:notableOperations Operation Market Garden
gptkbp:numberBuilt approximately 500
gptkbp:operationalHistory post-war service
gptkbp:operationalRange 1,200 km
gptkbp:passengerCapacity 20
3,000 kg
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:productionYears 1943-1945
gptkbp:propulsion 4
gptkbp:range 1,500 km
gptkbp:retired 1950s
gptkbp:role cargo transport
transport aircraft
troop transport
gptkbp:service_ceiling 6,000 meters
gptkbp:serviceHistory gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:services 1944
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Bristol_Britannia
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:variant Type 1
Type 2
gptkbp:wingArea 100 m²
high-mounted wings
gptkbp:wingspan 30.5 meters