Avro Shackleton ( eng. Avro Shackleton ) - a four-engine piston anti-submarine patrol aircraft of the Royal Air Force of Great Britain , developed by Avro on the basis of the World War II bomber Avro Lincoln .
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| Type of | patrol |
| Manufacturer | Avro aircraft |
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| First flight | March 1949 |
| Start of operation | April 1951 |
| End of operation | 1990 year |
| Operators | Royal Air Force South African Air Force (1957-1984) |
| Years of production | 1951-1958 |
| Units produced | 185 |
| Base model | Avro 683 Lancaster |
Used from 1951 to 1990 as an anti-submarine aircraft (anti-submarine warfare, ASW), marine patrol aircraft (maritime patrol aircraft, MPA), early warning aircraft (airborne early warning, AEW), search and rescue aircraft (search and rescue, SAR ) and in other roles. The aircraft was also operated by the Air Force of the Republic of South Africa from 1957 to 1984.
Named after the polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton
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Performance Specifications
Specifications
- Crew: 10 people
- Length: 26.61 m
- Wing span: 36.58 m
- Height: 5.33 m
- Wing area: 132 mΒ²
- Wing Profile: NACA 23018 mod wing root, NACA 23012 wingtip
- Empty weight: 23 300 kg
- Maximum takeoff weight: 39,000 kg
- Fuel capacity: 19 360 l
- Engines: 4 Γ liquid-cooled V12 Rolls-Royce Griffon 57, with a capacity of 4 Γ 1960 liters. with. (1460 kW)
Flight performance
- Maximum speed : 480 km / h
- Practical range: 3,620 km
- Flight Duration: 14.6 hours
- Practical ceiling : 6200 m
- Wing load: 300 kg / mΒ²
- Thrust ratio: 150 W / kg
Armament
- Cannon: 2 Γ 20 mm Hispanic cannons in the bow
- Combat load: bombs, torpedoes, depth charges
See also
- Avro Lancaster
- Avro Lincoln
Literature
- Ilyin V. Ye. Anti-submarine aircraft Avro Shackleton (Russian) // Aviation collection: supplement to the magazine Modeler-Designer. - Moscow: "Model Designer", 2016. - Issue. 2 . - S. 36 .