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The Short SB.6 Seamew was a rather curious looking aircraft ostensibly to the same specification as the Fairey Gannet. It was intended as a light anti-submarine aircraft and according to some reports it was undertaken as a fallback option in case the Fairey project failed.
It had a rather prominent cockpit for the three crew members, a rather thin rear fuselage, and, surprisingly, it also sported a fixed undercarriage. The result is often nominated as one of the ugliest aircraft to ever fly.
It first flew on October 13 1953 but never reached service, only 19 being built before the project was cancelled.
Specifications (Seamew AS.1)
General Characteristics
- Crew: two
- Length: 41 ft (12.50 m)
- Wingspan: 55 ft in (16.77 m)
- Height: ft in ( m)
- Wing area: 550 ft² (91 m²)
- Empty: 9,795 lb (51.1 kg)
- Loaded: 14,400 lb (6,545 kg)
- Maximum takeoff: 14,969 lb (6,804 kg)
- Powerplant: 1x Armstrong-Siddeley Mamba, 1,590 hp (1,186 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 236 mph (378 km/h)
- Range: 750 miles (1,200 km)
- Service ceiling: ft ( m)
- Rate of climb: ft/min ( m/min)
- Wing loading: 26 lb/ft² (72 kg/m²)
- Power/Mass: 0.11 hp/lb (0.18 kW/kg)
Armament
- depth charges or bombs in weapons bay
- underwing rockets
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