Avro Shackleton Aircraft
Shackleton AEW.2, Manchester | |
Production Details | |
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Design Company: |
A.V. Roe and Co Ltd, Greengate, Middleton, Manchester and Woodford Aerodrome, Cheshire |
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First Flight: |
9 March 1949 |
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Prototype: |
3 - A.V.Roe and Co Ltd |
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Shackleton MR.1: |
29 - A.V.Roe and Co Ltd |
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Shackleton MR.1A: |
48 - A.V.Roe and Co Ltd |
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Shackleton MR.2: |
69 - A.V.Roe and Co Ltd |
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Shackleton MR.3: |
42 - A.V.Roe and Co Ltd |
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Type Specification | |
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Applies to: |
Avro Shackleton MR.3 |
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Type: |
Four engined, long range maritme reconnaissance monoplane |
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Wing: |
Cantilever mid wing monoplane. Two spar all metal structure |
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Fuselage: |
Light alloy stressed skin semi monocoque structure |
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Tail Unit: |
Cantilever monoplane tailplane and end plate fins and rudders. All metal structure |
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Landing Gear: |
Retractable nose wheel type. Main wheels retract backward into inner engine nacelles |
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Power Plant: |
Four 2,455 hp Rolls-Royce Griffon 57A twelve cylinder Vee liquid cooled engines, each driving a de Havilland six blade co-axial counter rotating airscrew, 13 ft diameter |
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Accommodation: |
Crew of ten |
Armament: |
Two 20 mm cannon in nose. Large single bomb compartment |
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Dimensions | |
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Span: |
119 ft 10 in |
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Length: |
92 ft 6 in |
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Height: |
23 ft 4 in |
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Wing Area: |
1,421 sq ft |
Weights | |
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Tare: |
57,800 lb |
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Loaded: |
100,000 lb |
Performance | |
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Max Speed: |
300 mph at 12,000 ft |
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Rate of Climb: |
850 ft/min |
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Service Ceiling: |
19,200 ft |
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Range: |
3,660 miles |
Preserved in British Museums | |
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Shackleton AEW.2: |
WL756 - Caernarfon Air Museum - Nose WR960 - Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, Manchester - Display WR963 - Air Atlantique Classic Flight, Coventry Airport - Display |
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Shackleton MR.3: |
WR971 - Fenland and West Norfolk Aviation Museum, West Walton Highway - Fuselage WR974 - Gatwick Aviation Museum, Charlwood - Display WR977 - Newark Air Museum, Winthorpe Show Ground - Display WR982 - Gatwick Aviation Museum, Charlwood - Display XF708 - Imperial War Museum, Duxford Aerodrome - Display |
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Shackleton T.4: |
VP293 - City of Norwich Aviation Museum, Norwich Airport - Nose WG511 - The Flambards Experience, Helston - Nose |
Web Sites | |