Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Saunders-Roe A.36 Lerwick Reconnaissance Flying Boat Aircraft.
2 x Bristol Hercules II 140cylinder air-cooled radial engines developing 1,375 horsepower each.
Propulsion
216 mph
348 kph | 188 kts
Max Speed
13,993 ft
4,265 m | 3 miles
Service Ceiling
1,541 miles
2,480 km | 1,339 nm
Operational Range
880 ft/min
268 m/min
Rate-of-Climb
City-to-City Ranges
Operational range when compared to distances between major cities (in KM).