Airspeed Fleet Shadower

The Airspeed A.S.39 Fleet Shadower was a British long-range patrol aircraft design that did not go beyond the prototype stage. While the concept of a fleet shadower had some promise the resulting prototypes were soon overtaken by wartime developments in airborne radar.

Made by Airspeed Ltd..

Jet Or Prop
prop
Height Alt
3.18 m
Stall Speed Main
33 mph
Length Alt
12.14 m
Power Alt
104.0
Loaded Weight Main
6935.0
Max Speed Alt
110
Stall Speed More
at sea level
Endurance
21600.0
Type Of Prop
seven-cylinder air-cooled radial engines
Max Speed Main
126 mph
Power Main
140 hp
Height Main
317.5
Max Speed More
at 5
000 ft
Cruise Speed Main
113 mph
Ceiling Main
14700.0
Number Built
1
Crew
3
Loaded Weight Alt
3152.0
Retired
1941
Armament
*None
Cruise Speed Alt
98
Area Main
469.0
Cruise Speed More
at 5
000 ft
Span Alt
16.87 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Engine(prop)
Pobjoy Niagara
Manufacturer
Airspeed Ltd.
First Flight
17
Climb Rate Main
865.0
More Performance
1080.0
Number Of Props
4
Stall Speed Alt
29
Climb Rate Alt
4.40 m-s
Length Main
1214.1200000000001
Span Main
1686.5600000000002
Area Alt
43.6 m²
Empty Weight Main
4592.0
Ceiling Alt
4
480 m
Empty Weight Alt
2087.0
Category
Abandoned military aircraft projects of the United Kingdom
Airspeed aircraft
British patrol aircraft 1940-1949
Carrier-based aircraft

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