Short Sarafand - Specifications

Specifications

Data from The Short "Sarafand"

General characteristics

• Crew: 9 (2 pilots, navigator, radio operator, engineer, four gunners)
• Length: 89 ft 5 in (27.26 m)
• Wingspan: 120 ft 0 in (36.59 m)
• Height: 30 ft 4 in (9.25 m)
• Wing area: 3,460 sq ft (322 m²)
• Empty weight: 44,753 lb (20,342 kg)
• Loaded weight: 70,000 lb (31,820 kg)
• Powerplant: 6 × Rolls-Royce Buzzard in three tractor/pusher pairs, 825 hp (615 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 150 mph (130 knots, 246 km/h)
• Range: 1,450 miles (1,261 NM, 2,335 km)
• Service ceiling: 13,000 ft (3,960 m)
• Rate of climb: 750 ft/min (3.8 m/s)

Armament

• Guns: Four 0.303 in Lewis machine guns mounted on Scarff rings; provision was made for a 1½-pounder (37 mm) gun to be fitted in the bow.