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Britten Sheriff G-FRJB

Aeropark Sheriff

Sheriff Specifications


Length: 22 ft 11 in (6.99 m)
Wingspan: 33 ft 0 in (10.06 m)
Powerplant: 2 ×Lycoming O-320, 160 hp (119 kW) each
Maximum Speed: 160 mph (260 km/h)
Service Ceiling: 13,411m (44,000ft)
Range: 620 miles (1,000 km)

History of the Sheriff

The Britten Sheriff was a light aircraft developed on the Isle of Wight in 1976 by Britten Aviation Technical Services at Sandown. but never went into production.
It was designed as a low-wing cantilever monoplane with twin tails and an engine on each wing, it was to be an all- metal construction, it was fitted with retractable tricycle undercarriage and accommodated the pilot and three passengers within a bubble canopy.
The production and marketing of the aircraft were stopped up on the death of the designer John Britten in 1977.
The prototype (registration G-FRJB ) was never completed and is preserved at the aeropark.



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