Saro Lerwick - Specifications (Saro Lerwick)

Specifications (Saro Lerwick)

Data from Saunders Roe and Saro Aircraft since 1917

General characteristics

• Crew: 6
• Length: 63 ft 7½ in (19.40 m)
• Wingspan: 80 ft 10 in (24.64 m)
• Height: 20 ft 0 in (6.10 m)
• Wing area: 845 ft² (78.5 m²)
• Loaded weight: 28,400 lb (12,880 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 33,200 lb (15,060 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Bristol Hercules II radial engine, 1,375 hp (1,026 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 214 mph (186 knots, 345 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 166 mph (144 knots, 267 km/h)
• Range: 1,540 miles (1,339 nmi, 2,479 km)
• Service ceiling: 14,000 ft (4,270 m)
• Rate of climb: 880 ft/min (4.50 m/s)

Armament

• Guns: One .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers K gun in bow turret, two × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns in dorsal turret and four in tail turret
• Bombs: 2,000 lb (900 kg) of bombs or depth charges