Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Boulton Paul Defiant Mk II Twin-Seat, Single-Engine Interceptor / Night-fighter / Turret Fighter Aircraft.
1 x Rolls-Royce Merlin XX piston engine developing 1,280 horsepower and driving three-bladed propeller unit at the nose.
Propulsion
313 mph
504 kph | 272 kts
Max Speed
30,348 ft
9,250 m | 6 miles
Service Ceiling
465 miles
748 km | 404 nm
Operational Range
1,900 ft/min
579 m/min
Rate-of-Climb