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Short 184

S.184

 

Modification Purpose Deliveries Number of commissioned Discarding Differences from the previous modification
Short 184 reconnaissance torpedo-bomber 1915 - 1918 more than 900 early 1920s several planes temporarily had wheel chassis

 

Modification

Short 184

Wing span, m

19.36

Length, m

12.38

Height, m

4.11

Wings area, m2

63.80

Empty mass, kg

1580

Full flying-off mass, kg

2400
Engine 1 Sunbeam Maori I, later Renault or Sunbeam Maori
Power, h. p. 225, later 240 or 260
Maximal speed, km/h 132
Cruise speed, km/h  
Flying range, km 650 (330 with torpedo)
Vertical speed, m/s  
Maximal altitude, m 2100
Complement 2
Armament 1 õ 7.7 Lewis MG, 1 367kg torpedo or 320 kg bombs

Short 184

 

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