The Shorts SA.4 Sperrin was an experimental design designed to develop a strategic bomber. First flew on 10th August 1951, The aircraft had four Roll Royce Avon RA.2 engines mounted one above the other in two nacelles. The project was eventually cancelled with only two being built and both aircraft scrapped by 1958. it lost out in the end to the Valiant, Vulcan & Victor. Back in the days they build them first and see what happened!
Updated 27/10/2015
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