| Manufacturer |
Short Brothers |
Aviation Traders |
| Description |
The Short SA.4 Sperrin (named after the Sperrin Mountains) was a British jet bomber design of the early 1950s, built by Short Brothers and Harland of Belfast. |
The Aviation Traders ATL-98 Carvair is a retired air ferry conversion developed by Freddie Laker's Aviation Traders (Engineering) Limited (ATL). |
| ICAO Code |
|
CARV |
| First Flight |
1951-08-10 |
1961-06-21 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1962-02-16 |
| Service End |
1958-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Short Brothers |
Aviation Traders |
| Type |
Experimental aircraft |
Transport |
| Length (m) |
31.0896 |
31.0896 |
| Height (m) |
8.5344 |
8.8392 |
| Cockpit Crew |
5 |
2 |
| Max Seating |
|
85 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
907.67 |
402.336 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
804.672 |
333.1342 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
|
191.5119 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
13716 |
5699.76 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
3.302 |
| Armament |
Bomb bay with capacity for 20000 lb bombs |
|
| Capacity Description |
|
; Maximum seating 85 passengers or; five cars and 22 passengers or; 19335 lb cargo |
| National Origin |
United Kingdom |
|
| Number Built |
2 |
21 |
| Powerplant Description |
4 × Rolls-Royce Avon turbojets |
4 × Pratt & Whitney R-2000-7M2 Twin Wasp 14-cylinder radial engines, 1081 kW (1450 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Royal Air Force (intended) |
|
| Status |
Retired from experimental service |
Retired from service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Sperrin |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_Traders_Carvair |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
33.2232 |
35.6616 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
176.1442 |
135.8242 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
6.27 |
9.45 |
| Wake Category |
|
M |
| Aircraft Engine |
Rolls-Royce Avon |
Pratt & Whitney R-2000 Twin Wasp |
| Number of Engines |
4 |
4 |