BRAND and MODEL
SHORT S-45 SOLENT
TYPE
Long-range commercial flying-boat
ORIGIN
United Kingdom
ENGINE
(Solent 4)
Four 1,388 kw (1,860 hp) Bristol Hercules 733 fourteen-cylinder air-cooled radial engines
SPECIFICATIONS
Wingspan: 34.4 m (112 ft 9½ in)
Length: 26.7 m (87 ft 8 in)
Height: 10.45 m (34 ft 3¼ in)
Wing area: 156.7 m² (1,687 sq ft)
Max speed: 454 km/h (282 mph)
Cruising speed: 404 km/h (251 mph)
Initial rate of climb: 282 m/min (925 ft/min)
Service ceiling: 5,212 m (17,100 ft)
Range: 4,827 km (3,000 miles)
Empty weight: 22,292 kg (49,145 lb)
Loaded weight: 36,742 kg (81,000 lb)
