Bréguet 482
The Bréguet 482 was a French four-engined bomber aircraft of the 1940s. It was designed prior to the outbreak of the Second World War, two prototypes were nearing completion when Germany invaded France in 1940, with one being flown after the end of the war as an experimental platform.
General characteristics
- Crew: three
- Length: 18.86 m (61 ft 11 in)
- Wingspan: 24.09 m (79 ft 0 in)
- Height: 5.21 m (17 ft 1 in)
- Wing area: 64.4 m2 (693.2 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 10,450 kg (23,038 lb)
- Gross weight: 14,500 kg (31,967 lb)
- Powerplant: 4 × Hispano-Suiza 12Z liquid-cooled V12 engine, 1,007 kW (1,350 hp) each (take off power)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 560 km/h (348 mph, 302 kn) at 8,000 m (26,250 ft)
- Cruise speed: 529 km/h (329 mph, 286 kn)
- Range: 1,519 km (944 mi, 820 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 12,000 m (39,370 ft)
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The surviving Bréguet 482 after WWII. 
The civil-registered plane after it’s retirement, parked with the engines removed
