United Kingdom - naval aviation and armament
United Kingdom - naval aviation
Shark III
| Modification | Purpose | Deliveries | Number of commissioned | Discarding | Differences from the previous modification |
| Shark I | reconnaissance torpedo-bomber | 4/1935 - 1936 | 15 | late 1937 | mostly wheeled, Armstrong Siddeley Tiger IV (700 h. p.) |
| Shark II | 1936 - 1937 | 128 | mostly wheeled, Tiger VIC (760 h. p.) | ||
| Shark III | 1937 - 12/1937 | 95 | mostly wheeled, closed cockpit | ||
| Shark III Canadian | 7/1939 - 4/1940 | 17 | Bristol Pegasus IX (840 h. p.) |
| Modification |
Shark III |
|
Wing span, m |
14.02 |
|
Length, m |
11.71 |
|
Height, m |
3.68 |
|
Wings area, m2 |
45.43 |
|
Empty mass, kg |
1832 |
|
Full flying-off mass, kg |
3750 |
| Engine | 1 Armstrong Siddeley Tiger VIC |
| Power, h. p. | 760 |
| Maximal speed, km/h | 230 |
| Cruise speed, km/h | 190 |
| Flying range, km | 1010 |
| Vertical speed, m/s | |
| Maximal altitude, m | 4650 |
| Complement | 3 |
| Armament | 1 õ 7.7 Lewis MG, 1 x 7.7 Vickers MG, 1 680-kg torpedo or 750 kg bombs |
Shark and Fairey IIIF
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