BRAND and MODEL
SHORT S-25 SUNDERLAND
TYPE
Long-range maritime reconnaissance flying-boat
ORIGIN
United Kingdom
ENGINE
(Mk V)
Four 895 kw (1,200 hp) Pratt & Whitney R-1820-90B Twin Wasp 14-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engines
SPECIFICATIONS
Wingspan: 34.41 m (112 ft 9½ in)
Length: 26 m (85 ft 3½ in)
Height: 10.5 m (34 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 156.7 m² (1,687 sq ft)
Max speed at sea level: 333 km/h (207 mph)
Max speed at 1,524 m (5,000 ft): 343 km/h (213 mph)
Economical cruising speed at 610 m (2,000 ft): 214 km/h (133 mph)
Initial rate of climb: 256 m/min (840 ft/min)
Service ceiling: 5,456 m (17,900 ft)
Range with 757 kg (1,668 lb) bomb load at 214 km/h (133 mph) at 610 m (2,000 ft): 4,329 km (2,690 miles)
Empty weight: 16,738 kg (36,900 lb)
Normal loaded weight: 27,216 kg (60,000 lb)
Max loaded weight: 28,484 kg (65,000 lb)
PHOTO
aviationmuseum.eu :Source of phothograph
