page_title: Bristol Buckingham
section_title: Specifications (Buckingham C.1)
hierarchical_section_title: Bristol Buckingham / Specifications (Buckingham C.1)
caption_attribution_description: English: Bristol Buckingham 3-view drawing from Les Ailes February 1, 1947
context_page_description: The Bristol Type 163 Buckingham was a British Second World War medium bomber for the Royal Air Force. Overtaken by events, it was built in small numbers, and was used primarily for transport and liaison duties.
context_section_description: Data from Flight 13 Dec 1945 page 625
  General characteristics
  Crew: 2
  Capacity: 4 passengers
  Length: 46 ft 10 in (14.27 m)
  Wingspan: 71 ft 10 in (21.89 m)
  Height: 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m)
  Wing area: 708 sq ft (65.8 m²)
  Airfoil: RAF 28 modified
  Empty weight: 24,042 lb (10,905 kg)
  Gross weight: 34,000 lb (15,422 kg)
  Powerplant: 2 × Bristol Centaurus VII 18-cylinder air-cooled sleeve-valve piston engines, 2,520 hp (1,880 kW)  each
  Propellers: 4-bladed constant-speed propellers
  Performance
  Maximum speed: 336 mph (541 km/h, 292 kn) at 12,000 ft (3,658 m) in supercharger 'S' gear
  Range: 2,300 mi (3,700 km, 2,000 nmi) at sea level and 165 mph (143 kn; 266 km/h)
  Ferry range: 3,000 mi (4,800 km, 2,600 nmi) with two 185 imp gal (222 US gal; 840 l) tanks in bomb bay
  Rate of climb: 2,000 ft/min (10 m/s)
  Wing loading: 48 lb/sq ft (230 kg/m²)
caption: Bristol Buckingham 3-view drawing from Les Ailes February 1, 1947
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