Short Shetland Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Short Brothers & Harland Ltd

First Flight:

14 December 1944

Shetland I:

1 - Short, Rochester

Shetland II:

1 - Short, Rochester

Type Specification

Applies to:

Short Shetland I

Type:

Four engined reconnaissance flying boat

Wing:

High wing cantilever monoplane. All metal structure

Hull:

All metal structure, single step hull

Tail Unit:

Cantilever monoplane type. Single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

None

Power Plant:

Four 2,500 hp Bristol Centaurus radial piston engines on wing leading edge

Accommodation:

Crew of eleven, flight deck with crew of five

Armament:

Three turrets each with two 0.5 in Browning guns, one in nose, mid upper and tail positions. Up to 4,000 lb of bombs or depth charges

Span:

150 ft 4 in

Length:

110 ft

Height:

Unknown

Wing Area:

2,400 sq ft

Empty:

75,860 sq ft

All-up:

125,000 lb

Max Speed:

263 mph

Range:

4,000 miles

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