Specifications (Seamew AS 1)
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General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Payload: 1,844 lb (836 kg) of weapons
- Length: 41 ft (12.50 m)
- Wingspan: 55 ft (16.76 m)
- Wings folded 23 ft (7.01 m)
- Height: 13 ft 5in (4.09 m)
- Wings folded 15 ft 7.5 in (4.76 m)
- Wing area: 550 ft² (51 m²)
- Empty weight: 9,795 lb (4,443 kg)
- Loaded weight: 14,400 lb (6,532 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 15,000 lb (6,804 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Armstrong Siddeley Mamba turboprop, 1,590 shp (1,195 kW)
- Propellers: Rotol four-bladed propeller
- Propeller diameter: 10 ft
Performance
- Maximum speed: 236 mph (205 knots, 380 km/h)
- Range: 750 mi (650 nm, 1,207 km)
- Endurance: 4 hours at 120 kt at 5,000 ft
- Rate of climb: 1,600 ft/min initial
- Wing loading: 26 lb/ft² (127 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 0.11 hp/lb (180 W/kg)
- Take off: 500 ft at 60.7 kt tas into 12 kt wind
Armament
- Rockets: Several rockets carried underwing
Sonobuoys: 20 28-lb - Bombs:
- 1× torpedo
- 4× depth charges
- 275-lb A/S bombs
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