Short Sarafand
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| Sarafand | |
|---|---|
| Type | flying boat |
| Manufacturer | Short Brothers |
| Maiden flight | 30 June 1932 |
| Retired | 1936 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Short S.14 Sarafand was a British biplane flying boat built by Short Brothers. It was planned as a general reconnaissance aircraft for military service.
The maiden flight was made at Rochester on the River Medway on 30 June 1932. Only one was built (serial S1589) and it was later used for experimental flying at the flying boat base at Felixstowe. The Sarafand was scrapped in 1936.
[edit] Specifications ()
Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 9 (2 pilots, navigator, radio operator, engineer, four gunners)
- Length: (92 ft)
- Wingspan: 120 ft ()
- Height: ()
- Wing area: 3,460 sq ft ()
- Empty weight: 44,750 lb ()
- Loaded weight: 70,000 lb ()
- Powerplant: 6× Rolls-Royce Buzzard in three tractor/pusher pairs,, 825 hp () each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 150 mph
- Range: 1,450 miles ()
- Service ceiling: 12,000 ft ()
Armament
four 0.303 Lewis machine guns
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.britishaircraft.co.uk/aircraftpage.php?ID=387 British Aircraft Directory] 29th March 2007
[edit] External links
Designation sequence
Short Rangoon - Short Kent - Short Sarafand - Short Scion - Short Scion Senior - Short Empire
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