Short Sandringham - Specifications (Sandringham 5)

Specifications (Sandringham 5)

Data from British Civil Aircraft 1919-1972

General characteristics

• Crew: Five
• Capacity: 22 day passengers or 16 sleeper passengers
• Length: 86 ft 3 in (26.30 m)
• Wingspan: 112 ft 9½ in (34.39 m)
• Height: 22 ft 10½ in (6.97 m)
• Wing area: 1,687 ft² (156.8 m²)
• Empty weight: 39,498 lb (17,954 kg)
• Loaded weight: 60,000 lb (27,273 kg)
• Powerplant: 4 × Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp R-1830-92D air-cooled radial engine, 1,200 hp (895 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 179 knots (206 mph, 332 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 153 knots (176 mph, 283 km/h)
• Range: 2,122 nmi (2,440 mi, 3,928 km)
• Service ceiling: 17,900 ft (5,460 m)
• Rate of climb: 840 ft/min (4.3 m/s)
• Wing loading: 35.6 lb/ft² (174 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.08 hp/lb (0.13 kW/kg)