Spartan Superb
Based on the Spartan Spectre/Spitefull airframe
General Type:
Airplane = 1
Airship = 2
Orbiter = 3
1
Year of First Flight: 1945
Description
Conventional Aircraft
Monoplane
Conventional Fuselage
A four-engined long-range airliner with a pressurised cabin for 48 passengers.
Characteristics:
Weight (maximum) 140,000 lbs
Weight (empty) 88,975 lbs
Length 98 ft
Wingspan 129 ft
Wing Area 1,640 sq ft
Sweep 2 degrees
Engines 4
Ripon R-3000-09TS
Piston
3,250 hp
at 15,000 ft
Crew 6
Typical cost $0.935 million in 1945
Total number procured 100
Performance:
Top Speed 300 kts = 345 mph
at 20,000 ft
Mach N/A
Operational Ceiling 24,200 ft
Range 2,820 nm = 3,247 miles
with 9,620 lbs payload
11,377 lbs released at halfway point
Climb 851 fpm
Cruise 290 kts = 334 mph
at 20,000 ft
Corner Speed 285 KIAS =
358 kts at 15,000 ft
Mach N/A
Turning Rate 12.0 deg/sec
Radius 5,804 ft
Internal Data:
Intake / Fan Diameter 16.1 ft
Bypass Ratio 90.1
Engine Weight 3545 lbs
Overall Efficiency 22 percent
Structural Factor 1.00
Number of Wings 1
Number of Fuselages 1
Limiting Airspeed 475 kts
Wing Ultimate g Load 6.00 g
Wing Taper 0.2
Wing Thickness at Root 2.5 ft
Tail / Canard Factor 0.4
Number of Nacelles 4
Length 34 ft
Diameter 4.5 ft
Fullness 0.2
Fuselage Diameter 9.5 ft
Fuselage Fullness 0
Pressurized Volume 85 percent
Cargo Decks 0
Cleanness 95 percent
Unstreamlined section 10 sq ft
User equipment 10,000 l