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Short S-25 Sunderland

Long-range patrol flying boat, based on the pre-WWII series of civil 'Empire' flying boats. The Sunderland was one of the most successful flying boats of WWII. It served with the RAF througout the war, and postwar small numbers were retained until 1959. The Sunderland was reliable and well-armed, but its range was not long enough to cover the Atlantic entirely. The engines were Bristol Pegagus or Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp radials.

General characteristics Sunderland V
Primary function	Patrol
Power plant	Four Pratt&Whitney R-1830-90B radial engines
Thrust	4x 1,200 HP		4x 895 kW
Wingspan	112.8 ft		34.38 m
Length	85.3 ft		26.00 m
Height	34.5 ft		10.52 m
Wingarea	1,687 sq ft		156.72 sq m
Weight	empty	36,900 lb	16,738 kg
	max.	65,000 lb	29,484 kg
Speed	213 mph		343 km/h
Ceiling	17,900 ft		5,455 m
Range	2,690 mi		4,330 km
Armament	10x 7.7mm machine gun, 2x 12.7mm machine gun; 2,250 kg bombs
Date deployed	1944
Number built	749

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