Short Sturgeon Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Short Brothers & Harland Ltd

First Flight:

7 June 1946

Sturgeon 1:

2 - Shorts, Rochester

Sturgeon 2:

25 - Shorts, Belfast

S.B.3:

1 - Shorts, Belfast

Type Specification

Applies to:

Short S.A.2 Sturgeon TT.2

Type:

Naval target tug

Wing:

Mid wing cantilever monoplane. Swept leading edge and taper on outboard section. All metal construction. Wing folds outboard of the engines

Fuselage:

All metal monocoque built in four sections

Tail Unit:

Cantilever tailplane with single fin and rudder. Rudder and tailplanes fabric covered

Landing Gear:

Main wheels retract rearwards into engine nacelles. Tail wheel retracts forwards into fuselage

Power Plant:

Two 2,080 hp Rolls-Royce Merlin 140 driving six bladed airscrews

Accommodation:

Crew of two. Pilot in enclosed cockpit level with leading edge of wing. Observer in nose

Span:

59 ft 11 in

Length:

44 ft

Height:

Unknown

Wing Area:

518.4 sq ft

Empty:

18,126 lb

All-up:

21,700 lb

Max Speed:

366 mph

Preserved in British Museums

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