Specifications Hawker Siddeley Nimrod

wooden nimrod model used aerodynamic wind tunnel testing



flight deck of nimrod, may 2006

data wilson

general characteristics

crew: 13
capacity: 24
length: 38.65 m (126 ft 9 in)
wingspan: 35.00 m (114 ft 10 in)
height: 9.14 m (31 ft)
wing area: 197.05 m² (2,121 sq ft)
empty weight: 39,009 kg (86,000 lb)
max. takeoff weight: 87,090 kg (192,000 lb)
powerplant: 4 × rolls-royce spey turbofans, 54.09 kn (12,160 lbf) each

performance

maximum speed: 923 km/h (575 mph)
cruise speed: 787 km/h (490 mph)
range: 8,340–9,265 km (5,180–5,755 mi)
service ceiling: 13,411 m (44,000 ft)

armament

guns: none
hardpoints: 2× under-wing pylon stations , internal bomb bay capacity of 20,000 lb (9,100 kg) and provisions carry combinations of:

rockets: none
missiles:


air-to-air missile:

2× aim-9 sidewinder (non-standard in raf service, mounted on mr2 during falklands war)


air-to-surface missile:

nord as.12
martel missile
agm-65 maverick
agm-84 harpoon




bombs:


depth charges:

2x us-owned b57 nuclear depth bombs (until 1992)
we.177a nuclear depth charges (10kt)




other:


air-dropped mk.46 torpedoes
sting ray torpedoes
naval mines
sonobuoys








^ wilson 2000, p. 22.
^ b57 nuclear bomb (united states), offensive weapons. jane s strategic weapon systems, 27 october 2011.