BRAND and MODEL
SHORT S.23 EMPIRE
TYPE
Commercial transport flying boat
ORIGIN
United Kingdom
ENGINE
Four 679 kw (910 hp) Bristol Pegasus Xc nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engines
SPECIFICATIONS
Wingspan: 34.7 m (114 ft)
Length: 26.82 m (88 ft)
Height: 9.72 m (31 ft 9¾ in)
Wing area: 139.35 m² (1,500 sq ft)
Max speed at 1,524 m (5,000 ft): 322 km/h (200 mph)
Max cruising speed: 264 km/h (164 mph)
Minimum flying speed: 117 km/h (73 mph)
Rate of climb at sea level: 290 m/min (950 ft/min)
Absolute ceiling: 6,096 m (20,000 ft)
Range: 1,304 km (810 miles)
Empty weight: 11,113 kg (24,500 lb)
Loaded weight: 18,371 kg (40,500 lb)
PHOTO
pacificeagles.net :Source of phothograph
