Sunderland Mk III

Sunderland Mk III

Family
Short Sunderland
Class
Flying boat
Produced
461
Changes
Definitive variant; later fitted with a .50 in gun on each side.
Length
26,010 mm
Wingspan
34,380 mm
Height
10,020 mm
Wing area
138.1 m²
Empty weight
15,649 kg
Normal takeoff weight
26,308 kg
Internal fuel
11,602 L
Engine
Bristol Pegasus XVIII
Engines
4
Diameter
3,886 mm
Blades
3
Pitch
Constant speed
Max speed
338 km/h
Max speed altitude
1,981 m
Service ceiling
5,243 m

Range

Distance, kmFuel
2,865Internal

Service

≈ Aug 1942 – May 1945