Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Saunders-Roe P.187 High-Speed Interceptor Proposal.
2 x de Havilland P.S.52 "Gyron" afterburning (reheat) turbojet engines developing 35,000lb of thrust; 4 x de Havilland "Spectre 5" rocket booters developing 10,000lb of thrust.
Propulsion
1,917 mph
3,085 kph | 1,666 kts
Max Speed
76,001 ft
23,165 m | 14 miles
Service Ceiling
391 miles
630 km | 340 nm
Operational Range
10,000 ft/min
3,048 m/min
Rate-of-Climb