Blackburn Shark - Specifications (Shark Mark II)

Specifications (Shark Mark II)

Data from The British Bomber since 1914

General characteristics

• Crew: 3
• Length: 35 ft 3 in (10.75 m)
• Wingspan: 46 ft (14.02 m)
• Height: 12 ft 1 in (3.68 m)
• Wing area: 489 ft² (45 m²)
• Empty weight: 4,039 lb (1,836 kg)
• Loaded weight: 8,111 lb (3,687 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Armstrong Siddeley Tiger VI 14 cylinder radial, 760 hp (567 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 130 kts (150 mph, 242 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 103 kts (118 mph, 190 km/h)
• Range: 543 nm (625 mi, 1,006 km)
• Service ceiling: 15,600 ft (4,760 m)
• Rate of climb: 895 ft/min (4.55 m/s)
• Wing loading: 16.6 lb/ft² (81.9 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.0937 hp/lb (154 W/kg)
  
• Climb to 6,500 ft (2,000 m): 7 min 6 sec
  
• Endurance 4.9 hours

Armament

• Guns: 1 × fixed forward firing .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun and one flexible 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers K machine gun or Lewis gun.
• Bombs: 1 × 1,800 lb (820 kg) 18-inch (460 mm) torpedo or 1,600 lb (730 kg) bombs.