Short Bomber - Specifications

Specifications

Data from The British Bomber since 1914

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 45 ft 0 in (13.72 m)
• Wingspan: 84 ft 0 in (25.61 m)
• Height: 15 ft 0 in (4.57 m)
• Wing area: 870 ft² (80.9 m²)
• Empty weight: 5,000 lb (2,273 kg)
• Loaded weight: 6,800 lb (3,090 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Eagle liquid-cooled V12 engine, 250 hp (187 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 67 knots (77 mph, 124 km/h)
• Service ceiling: 10,600 ft (3,200 m)
  
• Endurance: 6 hours
• Climb to 10,000 ft (3,050 m): 45 min

Armament

• Guns: 1× 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis machine gun
• Bombs: 8x 112 lb (51 kg) bombs