Short

Short Gurnard

Shipboard fighter

  • First flight1929
  • StatusPrototype
  • Number built2
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Length
28 ft 7 in
Wingspan
37 ft
02

Performance

Maximum speed
160 mph
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
1 × Bristol Jupiter X 9-cylinder radial (525 hp / kW / lbf / kN / lbf with afterburner)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 1× 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun firing forward from the top decking in front of the pilot and 1× 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis gun on a Scarff ring in rear cockpit