Avro Shackleton - Specifications

Specifications

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General characteristics

• Crew: 10
• Length: 87 ft 4 in (26.61 m)
• Wingspan: 120 ft (36.58 m)
• Height: 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m)
• Wing area: 1,421 ft² (132 m²)
• Airfoil: modified NACA 23018 at root, NACA 23012 at wingtip
• Empty weight: 51,400 lb (23,300 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 86,000 lb (39,000 kg
• Fuel capacity: 4,258 imperial gallons (19,360 L)
• Powerplant: 4 × Rolls-Royce Griffon 57 liquid-cooled V12 engine, 1,960 hp (1,460 kW) each
• Propellers: contra-rotating propeller, 2 per engine
  • Propeller diameter: 13 ft (4 m)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 260 kn (300 mph, 480 km/h)
• Range: 1,950 nmi (2,250 mi, 3,620 km)
• Endurance: 14.6 hours
• Service ceiling: 20,200 ft (6,200 m)
• Max. wing loading: 61 lb/ft² (300 kg/m²)
• Minimum power/mass: 91 hp/lb (150 W/kg)

Armament

• Guns: 2 × 20 mm Hispano Mark V cannon in the nose
• Bombs: 10,000 lb (4,536 kg) of bombs, torpedoes, mines, or conventional or nuclear depth charges, such as the Mk 101 Lulu