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Short Calcutta
Production Details |
Design Company: |
Short Brothers (Rochester & Bedford)
Ltd |
First Flight: |
14 February 1928 |
Calcutta: |
7 - Shorts, Rochester |
Type Specification |
Applies to: |
Short S.8 Calcutta |
Type: |
Commercial flying boat
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Wing: |
Unequal span, unstaggered, two bay
biplane. Metal, covered with fabric. Ailerons fitted to upper planes
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Hull: |
Metal hull, mounted below lower wing,
with two step hull
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Tail Unit: |
Braced monoplane type mounted part way
up the single fin and balanced rudder. Unbalanced elevators
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Landing Gear: |
None
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Power Plant: |
Three 550 hp Bristol Jupiter IXF
mounted between the wings in tractor configuration
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Accommodation: |
Two pilot in open cockpit in nose with
radio operator in cabin behind. 15 passengers in cabin |
Dimensions |
Span: |
93 ft |
Length: |
66 ft |
Height: |
Unknown |
Wing Area: |
1,825 sq ft |
Weights |
Empty: |
13,845 lb |
All-up: |
22,500 lb |
Performance |
Max Speed: |
118 mph |
Ceiling: |
13,500 ft |
Range: |
650 miles |
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