Avro

Avro Shackleton

Maritime patrol

  • First flight1949
  • IntroductionApril 1951
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built185
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
10
Length
87 ft 4 in
Wingspan
120 ft
Height
17 ft 6 in
02

Performance

Maximum speed
260 kn
Range
1,950 nmi
Service ceiling
20,200 ft
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
4 × Rolls-Royce Griffon 57 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engines (1,960 hp)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 2 × 20 mm Hispano Mark V cannon in the nose; Bombs: 10,000 lb (4,536 kg) of bombs, torpedoes, mines, or conventional or nuclear depth charges, such as the Mk 101 Lulu