Shorts S.B.5 Aircraft

S.B.5, Cosford Airfield

Production Details

Design Company:

Short Brothers & Harland Ltd

First Flight:

2 December 1952

S.B.5:

1 - Shorts, Belfast

Type Specification

Applies to:

Short S.B.5

Type:

Low speed experimental swept wing aircraft

Wing:

All metal, cantilever mid-wing monoplane. Sweepback can be adjust to 50, 60 or 69 degrees

Fuselage:

All metal construction

Tail Unit:

Single fin and rudder. Tailplane either top of fin or bottom of fuselage

Landing Gear:

Fixed tricycle undercarriage

Power Plant:

One Rolls-Royce Derwent turbojet in fuselage. Intake in nose, outlet at tail of fuselage

Accommodation:

Single seat for pilot in enclosed cockpit in nose

Span:

35 ft 2 in

Length:

45 ft 9 in

Height:

Unknown

Wing Area:

273.1 sq ft

Empty:

9,196 lb

All-up:

12,000 lb

Max Speed:

311 mph

Duration:

35 minutes

Preserved in British Museums

S.B.5:

WG768 - Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford Airfield - Display

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