| Type | Aircraft | |
| Company | Short Brothers | |
| Scheme | High wing Monoplane | |
| Geometry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Length (m) |
1.9
26
88.7
|
|
| Height (m) |
0.6
10
50.1
|
|
| Wings | ||
| Wing area (m2) |
1.1
138.4
925
|
|
| Wingspan (Beam) (m) |
0.1
34.4
95
|
|
| Wing loading (kg/m2) |
3.1
191
829
|
|
| Weights | ||
| Empty weight (kg) |
8
15,648.9
276,800
|
|
| Max. takeoff weight (Gross weight) (kg) |
154
27,316
575,000
|
|
| Capacity | ||
| Crew (per.) |
1
11
112
|
two pilots, radio operator, navigator, engineer, bomb-aimer, three to five gunners |
| Speeds | ||
| Max. Speed (km/h) |
25
336
28,165
|
at 2000 m |
| Сruise Speed (km/h) |
52
285
3,087
|
at 1500 m |
| Power | ||
| Total Power (hp) |
0.4
4,260
60,000
|
4 powerplants 1065 hp each |
| Performance | ||
| Service ceiling (m) |
0.6
4,876.8
161,544
|
|
| Range (Ferry range) (km) |
4
2,848
40,700
|
|
| Dynamic Performance | ||
| Rate of climb (m/min) |
1.9
220.2
36,000
|
|
| Combat | ||
| Guns (qt) |
1
18
18
|
16× 0.303 inch (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns; 2× Browning 0.5 inch (12.7 mm) machine gun |
| Stat | ||
| Number built (qt) |
0
777
43,000
|
|
| Introduction | 1937 | |
| First flight | 16.10.1937 | |
| Stop production | 1959 | |
