Specifications (S.8/8 Rangoon)
Data from Thetford 1957, p. 367
General characteristics
- Crew: 5
- Length: 66 ft 9½ in (20.35 m)
- Wingspan: 93 ft (28.35 m)
- Height: 23 ft 9 in (7.24 m)
- Wing area: 1,828 sq ft (169.8 m)
- Empty weight: 14,000 lb (6,350 kg)
- Loaded weight: 22,500 lb (10,206 kg)
- Powerplant: 3 × Bristol Jupiter XIF, 540 hp (403 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 100 knots (115 mph, 185 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 83 knots (92 mph, 148 km/h)
- Range: 565 nm (650 miles, 1046 km)
- Service ceiling: 12,000 ft (3,658 m)
- Rate of climb: 550 ft/min (2.8 m/s)
- Endurance: 7 hrs at 92 mph
Armament
- Guns: Three 0.303 in Lewis guns
- Bombs: Up to 1,000 lb (455 kg)
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