Short Sperrin

Airplanes

Length

31.0896 m

Flat Wing Span

33.2232 m

Height

8.5344 m

Flat Wing Area

176.1442 m²

Flat Wing Aspect Ratio

6.27

Cruise Speed

804.672 km/h

Max Speed

907.67 km/h

Max Ceiling

13716 m

Number of Engines

Aircraft Engine

First Flight

1951-08-10

Number Built

Total Fuel Capacity

28185.76

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Aircraft	Total Fuel Capacity
Short Sperrin	28185.76

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Name: Short Sperrin
Manufacturer: Short Brothers
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.
First Flight: 1951-08-10
Service End: 1958-01-01
Designer: Short Brothers
Type: Experimental aircraft
Length (m): 31.0896
Height (m): 8.5344
Cockpit Crew: 5
Max Speed (km/h): 907.67
Cruise Speed (km/h): 804.672
Max Ceiling (m): 13716
Armament: Bomb bay with capacity for 20000 lb bombs
National Origin: United Kingdom
Number Built: 2
Powerplant Description: 4 × Rolls-Royce Avon turbojets
Primary Users: Royal Air Force (intended)
Status: Retired from experimental service
Wikipedia Article (URL): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Sperrin
Flat Wing Span (m): 33.2232
Flat Wing Area (m²): 176.1442
Flat Wing Aspect Ratio: 6.27
Aircraft Engine: Rolls-Royce Avon
Number of Engines: 4