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Short
Crusader
Design Company: |
Short Brothers (Rochester &
Bedford) Ltd |
First Flight: |
4 May 1927 |
Crusader: |
1 - Short, Rochester |
Type
Specification |
Applies to: |
Short Crusader |
Type: |
Racing seaplane
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Wing: |
Low wing monoplane. Wings
of nearly elliptical plan with maximum chord and thickness at half
span with bracing wires to fuselage and floats. Wings of wooden
construction |
Fuselage: |
Fuselage of circular
section is of wooden construction aft of cockpit and metal
construction forward |
Tail Unit: |
Cantilever monoplane tail
attached to fuselage with single fin and rudder |
Landing Gear: |
Twin single step floats of
metal construction |
Power Plant: |
One 808 hp Bristol Mercury
I 9 cylinder, single row, air cooled radial engine in nose |
Accommodation: |
Single seat for pilot in
open cockpit at wing trailing edge |
Dimensions |
Span: |
26 ft 6 in |
Length: |
25 ft |
Height: |
Unknown |
Wing Area: |
120 sq ft |
Weights |
Empty: |
1,938 lb |
All-up: |
2,712 lb |
Performance |
Max Speed: |
270 mph |
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