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Saunders-Roe SR.53
Fighter · Early Jet (1946–1969)
The Saunders-Roe SR.53 was a British prototype interceptor aircraft of mixed jet and rocket propulsion developed for the Royal Air Force (RAF) by Saunders-Roe in the early 1950s. As envisaged, the SR.53 would have been used as an interceptor aircraft, using its rocket propulsion to rapidly climb and approach incoming hostile bombers at high speeds; following its attack run, the aircraft would then return to its base using jet propulsion.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Fighter
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Early Jet (1946–1969)
- Engine
- turbojet engine
- Thrust / Power
- 1640 lbf
- Length (ft)
- 45
- Wingspan (ft)
- 25
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 7400
- MTOW (lb)
- 18400
- Endurance (hr)
- 7 minutes at full po
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 67000
- Max Speed (Mach)
- 2.2