• Aircraft:

  Short S-45 Solent 3

• Reg: G-AKNP photos
• Serial #:

  S1295

• Airline: British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC)
• Photo Date: Sep 06, 2014
• Uploaded: Nov 19, 2014
• Oakland Metropolitan Int'l Airport - KOAK, USA - California

On display in the Oakland Aviation museum. During its heyday, the late 1940s, the Solent III would fly passengers from Southampton, England, to Johannesburg, South Africa roundtrip for $1,400—the modern-day equivalent of $35,000. There are only two of these flying boats left in the world, one is diplayed here in Oakland the otherone in New-Zealand. Some statistics: Crew: 7 Capacity: 34 passengers Length: 87 ft 8 in (26.7 m) Wingspan: 112 ft 9 in (34.3 m) Height: 34 ft 3¼ in [12] (10.45 m) Wing area: 1,487 ft² (138.1 m²) Empty weight: 47,760 lb (21,670 kg) Loaded weight: 78,000 lb (35,400 kg) Powerplant: 4×Bristol Hercules 637 radial piston engine Maximum speed: 273 mph (237 knots, 440 km/h) Cruise speed: 244 mph[12] (212 knots, 393 km/h) Range: 1,800 miles (1,565 naut mi, 2,900 km) Service ceiling: 17,000 ft[12] (5,200 m) Rate of climb: 925 ft/min[12] (4.7 m/s) Source: www.oaklandaviationmuseum.org

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