SHORT SA.6 SEALAND

 

BRAND and MODEL

SHORT SA.6 SEALAND

TYPE

Commercial flying boat

ORIGIN

United Kingdom

ENGINE

Two 254 kw (340 hp) de Havilland Gipsy Queen 70-3 six-cylinder inverted in-line geared and supercharged air-cooled engines

SPECIFICATIONS

Wingspan: 18.74 m (61 ft 6 in)

Length: 12.86 m (42 ft 2 in)

Height: 4.57 m (15 ft)

Wing area: 33.35 m² (359 sq ft)

Max speed: 301 km/h (187 mph)

Cruising speed: 272 km/h (169 mph)

Ceiling: 6,400 m (21,000 ft)

Rate of climb: 268 m/m (880 ft/min)

Take-off run on water: 763 m (2,505 ft)

Range: 797 km (495 miles)

Empty weight: 3,178 kg (7,007 lb)

Loaded weight: 4,128 kg (9,100 lb)

PHOTO

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