Short Crusader Aircraft

Production Details

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

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

Span:

26 ft 6 in

Length:

25 ft

Height:

Unknown

Wing Area:

120 sq ft

Empty:

1,938 lb

All-up:

2,712 lb

Max Speed:

270 mph

Preserved in British Museums

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