| Manufacturer |
Short Brothers |
Convair |
| 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 Convair XB-46 was a single example of an experimental medium jet bomber which was developed in the mid-1940s but which never saw production or active duty. |
| First Flight |
1951-08-10 |
1947-04-02 |
| Service End |
1958-01-01 |
1947-01-01 |
| Designer |
Short Brothers |
Convair |
| Type |
Experimental aircraft |
Medium bomber |
| Length (m) |
31.0896 |
32.004 |
| Height (m) |
8.5344 |
8.2296 |
| Cockpit Crew |
5 |
3 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
907.67 |
877.0925 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
804.672 |
706.502 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
13716 |
12192 |
| Armament |
Bomb bay with capacity for 20000 lb bombs |
2 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns; 22,000 lb (10,000 kg) |
| National Origin |
United Kingdom |
|
| Number Built |
2 |
1 |
| Powerplant Description |
4 × Rolls-Royce Avon turbojets |
4 × Allison J35-A-3 turbojet engines |
| Primary Users |
Royal Air Force (intended) |
United States Air Force |
| Status |
Retired from experimental service |
Cancelled |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Sperrin |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_XB-46 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
33.2232 |
34.4424 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
176.1442 |
119.3804 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
6.27 |
11.6 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Rolls-Royce Avon |
Allison J35 |
| Number of Engines |
4 |
4 |