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==Specifications== [[File:Avro Shackleton.svg|350px|right|Orthographic projection of the Avro Shackleton MR Mk 1A, with profile views of all the other major variants]] [[File:SAAF-Avro Shackleton-003.jpg|thumb|Head on view. Note the two nose-mounted [[Hispano-Suiza HS.404|20 mm Hispano cannon]]s]] [[File:Avro Shackleton Bomb Bay-001.jpg|thumb|Interior of a Shackleton's [[bomb bay]]]] {{External media|topic= |width=20% |float=right |video1=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elENLa01XHA 1990s documentary on the Avro Shackleton] |video2=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycwCSOWb9iA Engine run of a preserved Shackleton] |video3=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HJIVs3qOa4 Shackleton displaying at RAF Cosford, 1991]}} {{Aircraft specs |ref=Flight International,<ref name = "flight 614">''Flight'' 18 May 1950, p. 614.</ref> Jones<ref name="jones 108">Jones 2002, p. 108.</ref> |prime units?=kts <!-- General characteristics --> |crew=10 |length ft=87 |length in=4 |length note= |span ft=120 |span in= |span note= |height ft=17 |height in=6 |height note= |wing area sqft=1421 |wing area note= |aspect ratio=<!-- sailplanes --> |airfoil='''root:''' [[NACA airfoil|NACA]] 23018 modified; '''tip:''' NACA 23012<ref name="Selig">{{cite web |last1=Lednicer |first1=David |title=The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage |url=https://m-selig.ae.illinois.edu/ads/aircraft.html |website=m-selig.ae.illinois.edu |access-date=16 April 2019}}</ref> |empty weight lb=51400 |empty weight note= |gross weight lb= |gross weight note= |max takeoff weight lb=86000 |max takeoff weight note= |fuel capacity={{cvt|4258|impgal|USgal l}} |more general= <!-- Powerplant --> |eng1 number=4 |eng1 name=[[Rolls-Royce Griffon|Rolls-Royce Griffon 57]] |eng1 type=V-12 liquid-cooled piston engines |eng1 hp=1960 |eng1 note= |prop blade number=6 |prop name=[[de Havilland Propellers]] |prop dia m=<!-- propeller aircraft --> |prop dia ft=13 |prop dia in=4 |prop dia note= contra-rotating fully feathering constant-speed propellers <!-- Performance --> |max speed kts=260 |max speed note= |cruise speed kts= |cruise speed note= |stall speed kts= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |minimum control speed kts= |minimum control speed note= |range nmi=1950 |range note= |combat range nmi= |combat range note= |ferry range nmi= |ferry range note= |endurance=14 hours 36 minutes |ceiling ft=20200 |ceiling note= |climb rate ftmin= |climb rate note= |time to altitude= |wing loading lb/sqft=61 |wing loading note= |fuel consumption lb/mi= |power/mass={{cvt|0.091|hp/lb}} |more performance=<!--<br /> *'''Take-off run:''' {{cvt||ft|0}} *'''Take-off distance to {{cvt|50|ft|0}}:''' {{cvt||ft|0}} *'''Landing run:''' {{cvt||ft|0}} *'''Landing distance from {{cvt|50|ft|0}}:''' {{cvt||ft|0}}--> <!-- Armament --> |guns=2 Γ 20 mm [[Hispano-Suiza HS.404|Hispano Mark V]] cannon in the nose |bombs=10,000 lb (4,536 kg) of bombs, torpedoes, mines, or conventional or nuclear depth charges, such as the [[Mk 101 Lulu]] |avionics= *[[air-to-surface-vessel radar|ASV radar]] *Sonobuoys *ESM ([[Orange Harvest]]) *Submarine detection equipment (various) *Navigation avionics *Blue Silk Doppler *Tacan *Radio compass *Zero reader *GPI MK4 *GM7 compass }}
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