SHORT S-45 SOLENT

 

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)