Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Saunders-Roe SR.53 Prototype Rocket-Powered Interceptor Aircraft.
1 x de Havilland Spectre rocket developing 8,000lb of thrust; 1 x Armstrong Siddeley Viper 8 turbojet developing 1,640lb of thrust.
Propulsion
1,678 mph
2,700 kph | 1,458 kts
Max Speed
66,995 ft
20,420 m | 13 miles
Service Ceiling
1,072 miles
1,725 km | 931 nm
Operational Range
52,800 ft/min
16,093 m/min
Rate-of-Climb
City-to-City Ranges
Operational range when compared to distances between major cities (in KM).