Shorts Sherpa Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Short Brothers & Harland Ltd

First Flight:

4 October 1953

Sherpa:

1 - Shorts, Belfast

Type Specification

Applies to:

Shorts S.B.4 Sherpa

Type:

Experimental tailless monoplane

Wing:

High wing, cantilever monoplane. Wing construction is mainly of wood. Leading edge is swept and wing tapers

Fuselage:

Fuselage of light alloy construction

Tail Unit:

No horizontal tail surfaces, single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Fixed tricycle landing gear attached to fuselage

Power Plant:

Two 350 lb thrust Turbomeca Palas turbojets in fuselage. Intake is on top of wing with jet outlets on either side of trailing edge

Accommodation:

Single seat for pilot in enclosed cockpit in nose

Span:

38 ft

Length:

31 ft 10 in

Height:

Unknown

Wing Area:

230 sq ft

Empty:

3,000 lb

All-up:

3,300 lb

Max Speed:

170 mph

Duration:

50 min

Preserved in British Museums

Sherpa:

G-36-1 - Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton - Fuselage

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