Short Sunderland

Drawing Courtesy of John Asmussen

Short Sunderland Specifications
Item Specification
Type Maritime Patrol / Anti-submarine/ Rescue
Crew 10: pilot, co-pilot, navigator / bomb aimer, flight engineer, radio/radar operator, up to 5 gunners
Power Plant 4 x 1010 hp Bristol Pegasus XX radial engines
Armament 2 x 0.303" Vickers Machine guns in forward power turret; 4 x 0.303 " Browning machine guns in rear powered turred; 1 x 0.303 Vickers machine gun set in beam ports. up to 2,000 lb bomb load
Wing Span 112 ft 9 in
Height 32 ft 2 in
Length 85 ft 4 in
Weight Empty 30589 lb
All Up Weight 45210 lb (Typical) 49000 lb (Max)
Max Speed 209 mph at 5000 ft
Max Ceiling 15,000 ft
Range 1790 (Typical) 2500 (Max)
Description The Sunderland was the most well known British flying boat in it's time. It was assigned as maritime reconnaisance and submarine hunter. the Sunderland saw service in nearly all theatres of the second world war. It also served in the Berlin airlift

SourceWW2 Warbirds

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