Saro SR.53 Aircraft
SR.53, Cosford | |
Production Details | |
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Design Company: |
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First Flight: |
16 May 1957 |
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SR.53: |
2 - Saunders-Roe Limited |
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Type Specification | |
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Applies to: |
Saunders-Roe SR.53 |
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Type: |
Experimental rocket and jet powered aircraft |
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Wing: |
Mid wing cantilever monoplane, wing is all metal and has swept leading edge |
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Fuselage: |
All metal construction |
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Tail Unit: |
Cantilever tailplane mounted on top of fin |
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Landing Gear: |
Retractable tricycle type. Main gear retract inward into wing. Nose gear retracts forward into fuselage |
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Power Plant: |
One 8,000 lb de Havilland Spectre rocket and one 1,640 lb st Armstrong Siddeley ASV.8 Viper turbojet mounted at rear of fuselage Viper above Spectre |
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Accommodation: |
Single seat for pilot in enclosed cockpit |
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Dimensions | |
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Span: |
25 ft 1.25 in |
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Length: |
45 ft |
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Height: |
10 ft 10 in |
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Wing Area: |
274 sq ft |
Weights | |
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Equipped: |
7,400 lb |
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Maximum: |
18,400 lb |
Performance | |
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Max Speed: |
Mach 2 above 35,000 ft |
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Climb: |
2 min 12 sec from brakes to 50,000 ft |
Preserved in British Museums | |
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SR.53: |
XD145 - Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford Airfield - Display |
Web Sites | |