Avro Shackleton
Military
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The Avro Shackleton maritime patrol aircraft, debuting in 1949, served NATO forces for decades in reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare roles. Ten crew operated this 26.6-meter aircraft spanning 36.6 meters, powered by four engines reaching 481.5 km/h for long-range naval reconnaissance across Atlantic and other maritime zones. Its endurance and reliability became legendary.
Specifikationer
- Roll
- Maritime patrol aircraft
- Ursprung
- United Kingdom
- Besättning
- 10
- Motorer
- 4
- Första flygning
- 1949
- Längd
- 26,6 m
- Vingspann
- 36,6 m
- Maxhastighet
- 482 km/h