Short S-25 Sandringham
The Short Sandringham was a civil airliner conversion of the wartime Short Sunderland flying boat. It retained the Sunderland’s large hull and four engines but replaced military equipment with passenger cabins for long routes over water. Airlines used Sandringhams in Australia, the Pacific, and South America where suitable runways were scarce. Its tall hull and broad wing made it one of the last great British flying-boat airliners.
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Sandringham cabins were fitted out with lounges and sleeping berths, a holdover from an era when flying-boat routes doubled as luxury ocean-liner-style travel.
Specifications
| Length | 26.3 m (86 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 34.4 m (113 ft) |
| Height | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Maximum passengers | 45 |
| Persons on board | 10 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 29.5 t |
| Range | 2,800 NM (5,186 km) |
| Maximum speed | 230 kt (426 km/h) |
| Service ceiling | 18,000 ft (5,486 m) |
| Optimum ceiling | 13,000 ft (3,962 m) |
| Rate of climb | 720 ft/min (3.7 m/s) |
| Engines | 4x Bristol Pegasus |
| Units built | 27 |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
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