Short Gurnard Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Short Brothers (Rochester & Bedford) Ltd

First Flight:

16 April 1929

Gurnard I:

1 - Shorts, Rochester

Gurnard II:

1 - Shorts, Rochester

Type Specification

Applies to:

Short S.10 Gurnard II

Type:

Fleet fighter to specification O.22/26

Wing:

Single bay, unequal span, unequal chord biplane. Duralumin structure with fabric covering. Ailerons on upper wings only

Fuselage:

Fuselage mounted on lower wing is constructed of welded steel tube with aluminium panels forward and fabric covering aft

Tail Unit:

Monoplane tail at top of fuselage with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Twin float undercarriage with single step

Power Plant:

One 525 hp Rolls-Royce Kestrel IIMS 12 cylinder, water cooled Vee engine in nose

Accommodation:

Crew of two in tandem open cockpits, pilot forward with cockpit located under cutout in wing trailing edge. Observer just behind wing

Armament:

Forward firing Vickers machine gun with Lewis gun on mount for observer

Span:

37 ft

Length:

31 ft 6 in

Height:

Unknown

Wing Area:

429 sq ft

Empty:

3,660 lb

All-up:

5,194 lb

Max Speed:

166 mph

Duration:

3.5 hours

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