Shackleton-Murray SM.1
Shackleton-Murray · United Kingdom · first flew 1933 · light aircraft
The Shackleton-Murray SM.1 was a single-engined two-seat light aircraft designed in Britain and flying in 1933. It was a pusher-driven parasol-wing monoplane and only one was built.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, wing-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 7.8 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Parasol monoplane with constant-chord wing and slightly rounded tips
- Pairs of V-shaped lift struts and tall centre-section struts holding the wing high above the cockpits
- Hirth inverted in-line engine mounted under the wing driving a two-bladed pusher propeller
A small parasol-wing pusher with a strut-braced rectangular tailplane about halfway up a conventional fin, and wings that could fold backwards against the fuselage.
Specifications
- The Shackleton-Murray SM.1 has a length of 7.8 m (26 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 12.19 m (40 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 146 km/h (91 mph).
- Typical crew: 2.
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History
William Shackleton, who designed the Beardmore Wee Bee, set up in partnership with fellow Australian Lee Murray. Murray had been impressed by the Curtiss-Wright Junior, a parasol-wing pusher two-seater, and its influence is clear in the SM.1.
Variants
There were no variants: only one was built.
Where you'll see it
It was a wooden-framed, fabric-covered aircraft powered by a Hirth HM 60 four-cylinder inverted in-line engine, with dual controls fitted in the tandem cockpits.
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