| Type | Aircraft | |
| Company | Short Brothers | |
| Scheme | Monoplane Midwing | |
| Geometry | ||
|---|---|---|
| Length (m) |
1.9
26.6
88.7
|
|
| Height (m) |
0.6
6.9
50.1
|
|
| Wings | ||
| Wing area (m2) |
1.1
135.6
925
|
|
| Wingspan (Beam) (m) |
0.1
30.2
95
|
|
| Wing loading (kg/m2) |
3.1
198.7
829
|
|
| Aspect ratio |
1.7
6.5
25.6
|
|
| Weights | ||
| Empty weight (kg) |
8
21,273.5
276,800
|
|
| Max. takeoff weight (Gross weight) (kg) |
154
31,751.5
575,000
|
|
| Capacity | ||
| Crew (per.) |
1
7
112
|
First and second pilot, navigator/bomb aimer, front gunner/WT operator, two air gunners, and flight engineer |
| Speeds | ||
| Max. Speed (km/h) |
25
454
28,165
|
at 3800 m |
| Сruise Speed (km/h) |
52
323
3,087
|
|
| Power | ||
| Total Power (hp) |
0.4
5,500
60,000
|
4 powerplants 1375 hp each |
| Performance | ||
| Service ceiling (m) |
0.6
5,029.2
161,544
|
|
| Range (Ferry range) (km) |
4
3,750
40,700
|
|
| Dynamic Performance | ||
| Rate of climb (m/min) |
1.9
243.8
36,000
|
|
| Propellers | ||
| Propellers (qt) |
1
4
8
|
|
| Prop diameter (m) |
1.8
4.1
5.8
|
|
| Prop blade number (qt) |
1
3
8
|
|
| Combat | ||
| Guns (qt) |
1
8
18
|
0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns |
| Bombs weight (kg) |
2
6,350
39,000
|
|
| Stat | ||
| Number built (qt) |
0
2,371
43,000
|
|
| Introduction | 1943 | |
| First flight | 14.05.1939 | |
| Stop production | 1946 | |
