Short Brothers plc is a British aerospace company, abbreviated "Shorts" and is now based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Founded in 1908, Shorts was the first true aviation company in the world, and was a manufacturer of flying boats during the 1920s and 1930s and throughout the Second World War. In the immediate post-war period they received orders for several military and experimental aircraft; from the 1960s Shorts turned primarily to the production of cargo aircraft. In 1989 company was bought by Bombardier. Within Bombardier Aerospace, Short Brothers PLC is a centre of excellence for the design and manufacture of nacelle systems, fuselages and flight controls. Shorts is the largest manufacturing concern in Northern Ireland.^[1] Today the company's products include aircraft components and engine nacelles for its parent company Bombardier Aerospace, and for Boeing, Rolls-Royce Deutschland, General Electric and Pratt & Whitney.^[2] Image File history File links Bombardier1. ... The initials PLC after a UK or Irish company name indicate that it is a public limited company, a type of limited company whose shares may be offered for sale to the public. ... Battersea is a place in the London Borough of Wandsworth. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1908: // Events Month unknown- The United States Army announces plans to buy flying machines. ... Aerospace engineering is the branch of engineering that concerns aircraft, spacecraft, and related topics. ... For the tax agency in the United Kingdom of the same name, see HM Revenue and Customs. ... Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), also known as operating income and operating profit, is a term used to describe a companys earnings. ... Net income is equal to the income that a firm has after subtracting costs and expenses from the total revenue. ... For the album by the Kaiser Chiefs see Employment (album) Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... A holding company is a company that owns part, all, or a majority of other companies outstanding stock. ... Bombardier Inc. ... In business, a subsidiary is a company controlled by another company or corporation. ... Look up aerospace in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Northern Ireland County: District: Belfast UK Parliament: Belfast North Belfast South Belfast East Belfast West European Parliament: Northern Ireland Dialling Code: 028, +44 28 posttown = Belfast Postal District(s): BT1-BT17, BT29 (part of), BT58 Area: 115 km² Population (2001) Website: www. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: ) is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1908: // Events Month unknown- The United States Army announces plans to buy flying machines. ... Boeing 314 A flying boat is an aircraft that is designed to take off and land on water, in particular a type of seaplane which uses its fuselage as a floating hull (instead of pontoons mounted below the fuselage). ... The 1920s is a decade that is sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... Face The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known in Europe as the World Depression. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1989: // Events January January 4 - US Navy F-14 Tomcats shoot down two Libyan Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23s January 8 - a British Midland Boeing 737-400 crashes on the M1 motorway near Kegworth, killing 32 people. ... Bombardier Inc. ... Look up nacelle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Bombardier Aerospace is a division of the Bombardier group. ... The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA, TYO: 7661 ) is a major aerospace and defense corporation, originally founded by William Boeing. ... Rolls-Royce plc (also known as Rolls-Royce Aero Engines) is the second-largest aircraft engine maker in the world, behind General Electrics GE Aircraft Engines division. ... This article is about the American company. ... Pratt & Whitney is an American aircraft engine manufacturer whose products are widely used in both civil and military aircraft. ...

History

The Early Years

left-to-right: Oswald(1883-1969), Horace(1872-1917) and Eustace Short(1875-1932) at Muswell Manor 1909.

What would eventually become Short Brothers had its origins in 1897 when Eustace^[3] and Oswald^[4] Short took their first flight in a coal gas filled balloon. Their father had served his apprenticeship with Robert Stevenson. In 1902 the two brothers started offering balloons for sale, winning a contract for three for the British Indian Army in 1905. The balloons were manufactured by the brothers in premises above the acoustic laboratory run by a third brother, Horace,^[5] for Thomas Edison's European agent, Col. Gouraud, in Hove, Sussex. When Horace left Hove in 1903 to concentrate on steam turbine development elsewhere, Eustace and Oswald moved their workshop to rented accommodation in two railway arches in Battersea, southwest London, conveniently situated next to Battersea gas-works. In 1908 they were joined by Horace and in November 1908 they registered their partnership under the name Short Brothers. The Wright Brothers assigned to the new company the British rights to build the Wright Flyer; an initial order for six aircraft was taken, all of them taken up by members of the Aero Club. Short Brothers became the first aircraft manufacturing company in the world. Short Brothers File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Short Brothers File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Syngas (from synthesis gas) is the name given to gasses of varying composition that are generated in coal gasification and some types of waste-to-energy facilities. ... A hot air balloon is prepared for flight by inflation of the envelope with propane burners A hot air balloon takes off The balloon has just landed and is being pulled nearer to a road for deflation A balloon is a type of aircraft that remains aloft due to its... People called Robert Stevenson or similar names include: Robert Stevenson (director), film director Robert Stevenson (lighthouse engineer), Scottish lighthouse engineer Robert Stevenson (actor and politician) Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish writer and grandson of the lighthouse engineer Robert Stevenson Robert Stephenson, railway engineer Robert Stevenson (footballer), captain of Woolwich Arsenal and... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A group of native Indian Muslim soldiers posing for volley firing orders. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph and a long lasting light bulb. ... Battersea is a place in the London Borough of Wandsworth. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Wright brothers, Orville (August 19, 1871–January 30, 1948) and Wilbur (April 16, 1867–May 30, 1912), were two Americans generally credited with building the worlds first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and heavier-than-air human flight on December 17, 1903. ... The Wright Flyer (often retrospectively referred to as Flyer I and occasionally Kitty Hawk) was the first powered aircraft designed and built by the Wright brothers. ... The Royal Aero Club is the national co-ordinating body for Air Sport in the United Kingdom. ...

In July 1909, Shorts created Shellbeach Aerodrome on unobstructed marshland next to Muswell Manor,^[6] (also known, appropriately, as "Mussel Manor") near Leysdown-on-Sea on the Isle of Sheppey in the Thames Estuary, recently purchased by Frank McClean for the use of the Aero Club (which was granted the "Royal" prefix in the same year). This is a list of aviation-related events from 1909: Events February February 23 - John McCurdy makes the first aeroplane flight in Canada in the Silver Dart May May 14 - Samuel Cody makes the first aeroplane flight in the UK longer than 1 mile (1. ... View towards Minster from Elmley Marshes The Isle of Sheppey is a small (36 square miles, 94 km²) island off the northern coast of Kent, England in the Thames Estuary, some 38 miles (62km) to the east of central London. ... The Thames Estuary is a large estuary where the River Thames flows into the North Sea. ...

Muswell Manor - the birthplace and cradle of British aviation

In 1910 they moved, along with the Royal Aero Club, to larger quarters at Eastchurch, 4 km or so away, where the Short-Dunne 5, designed by John W. Dunne, was built, the first tailless aircraft to fly. In 1911 they built the world's first twin-engine aircraft, the S.39 or Triple Twin. At this time seaplanes had to be taken by barge to Queenborough on the Isle of Sheppey to be launched and tested.^[7] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1910: Events First night flights. ... Eastchurch is a village on the Isle of Sheppey, a mile east of Minster, England. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1911: Events January January 18 - Eugene Ely lands on the deck of the USS Pennsylvania anchored in San Francisco Bay, marking the first time an aircraft landed on a ship. ... View towards Minster from Elmley Marshes The Isle of Sheppey is a small (36 square miles, 94 km²) island off the northern coast of Kent, England in the Thames Estuary, some 38 miles (62km) to the east of central London. ...

Francis McClean was a keen aviator (there were 16 aircraft in his private fleet 1910-1914^[8]) who worked for the Short brothers as their test pilot, on an honorary basis, until this began to place too many demands upon him. In 1913 his place was filled by Gordon Bell, Shorts' first professional test pilot, until 1914, when he was succeeded by Ronald Kemp. Kemp could not handle the volume of flight testing and development alone, and "by 1916 was having to receive occasional help from other freelance pilots".^[9] One of these young men was John Lankester Parker, whose name would become inextricably linked with Shorts for many years. Parker eventually succeeded Kemp as Shorts' Chief Test Pilot in 1918, a post he was to occupy for the next 27 years. John Lankester Parker OBE FRAeS Hon. ... Test pilots are aviators who fly new and modified aircraft in specific maneuvers, allowing the results to be measured and the design to be evaluated. ...

Operations in Cardington, Bedford

In 1916, Shorts Brothers was awarded a contract to build two large dirigible airships for the Admiralty. As part of the contract a loan was provided to enable the Company to purchase a site near Cardington, Bedfordshire on which to construct airship construction facilities, so while the company concentrated on the construction of heavier-than-air aeroplanes in the Isle of Sheppey/Rochester area, balloon and dirigibles construction was concentrated in Cardington. The name of the company was changed in 1919 to Short Brothers (Rochester and Bedford) Ltd., but nationalisation the same year ended the Short Brothers' involvement with the company, which became the Royal Airship Works. The housing estate built by the company in Cardington to house its employees still bears the name Shortstown.^[10] This is a list of aviation-related events from 1916: Events January January 12 - German aces Max Immelmann and Oswald Boelcke, with 8 kills, are the first pilots awarded with Pour le Mérite (the Blue Max) January 29 - the second and last Zeppelin raid on Paris inflicts 54 casualties. ... Dirigible can refer to : an airship -- a lighter-than-air aircraft that can be steered and propelled through the air. ... Akron in flight, 2 November 1931 An airship is a buoyant (lighter_than_air) aircraft that can be steered and propelled through the air. ... Cardington is a village in Bedfordshire in England. ... Cardington is a village in Bedfordshire in England. ...

Expansion in Rochester

Due to the company's success and to the increasing number of seaplanes being produced, it became clear that larger premises with access to the sea were needed. In 1913 a 8.4 acre (3.4 hectare) plot of land some 14 nautical miles (26 km) away at Borstal,^[7] near Rochester, Kent, was purchased from a Mr. Willis (a local councillor) and the planning and construction work started.^[11] This is a list of aviation-related events from 1913: Events The Serbian air force is established as an army air service. ... Borstal is a village in Kent, England. ... Rochester is a small town in Kent, at the lowest bridging point of the River Medway about 30 miles (50 km) from London. ... A councillor is a member of a council (such as a city council), particularly in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and other parts of the Commonwealth. ...

By early 1915 the first facility of what was to become known as the Seaplane Works was completed: No.1 Erecting Shop. As this and the No.2 and No.3 shops became available, the workforce moved from the Eastchurch factory, No.3 being completed in 1917. A long concrete slipway was constructed from the centre-line of No.3 Erecting Shop to enable aircraft of up to 20 tons weight to be launched even at low tide.^[11] This is a list of aviation-related events from 1915: Events January January 19 - First Zeppelin raid on the UK by the German Navy. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1917: Events February No. ... A slipway inside the Cobb at Lyme Regis, England A slipway, boat slip or just a slip, is a ramp on the shore by which ships or boats can be moved to and from the water. ...

First World War

Over the next few years Shorts built a variety of aircraft, but started to expand during World War I when they supplied the Short Admiralty Type 184 (or simply "Short S.184"). The S.184 was the first aircraft to attack a ship with a live torpedo, when on 15 August 1915, one flying from HMS Ben-my-Chree, piloted by Flight Commander Charles Edmonds, hit a Turkish supply ship in the Dardanelles during the Battle of Gallipoli.^[12] In terms of number built, the S.184 was Shorts' most successful pre-Second World War aircraft: over 900 were produced, many under licence by other manufacturers. A landplane version of the S.184 was also sold to the Royal Flying Corps as the Short Bomber. “The Great War ” redirects here. ... The Short Type 184 was a British two-seat reconnaissance, bombing and torpedo carrying seaplane designed by Short Brothers. ... is the 227th day of the year (228th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1915: Events January January 19 - First Zeppelin raid on the UK by the German Navy. ... HMS Ben-my-Chree was a passenger ferry built in 1908 by Vickers for the England—Isle of Man route and taken over by the Royal Navy as a seaplane carrier during World War I. Her name means Girl of My Heart in Manx. ... Map of the Dardanelles The Dardanelles (Turkish: Çanakkale BoÄŸazı, Greek: Δαρδανέλλια, Dardanellia), formerly known as the Hellespont (Greek: Eλλήσποντος, Hellespontos), is a narrow strait in northwestern Turkey connecting the Aegean Sea to the Sea of Marmara. ... Combatants British Empire Australia India Newfoundland New Zealand United Kingdom France Senegal  Ottoman Empire Commanders Sir Ian Hamilton Lord Kitchener John de Robeck Otto von Sanders, Mustafa Kemal Strength 5 divisions (initial) 14 divisions (final) 6 divisions Casualties 252,000 251,309 The Battle of Gallipoli took place at Gallipoli... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of World War I. // Formed by Royal Warrant on 13 May 1912, the RFC superseded the Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers. ... The Short Bomber was a British two-seat long-range reconnaissance, bombing and torpedo carrying aircraft designed by Short Brothers as a land-based development of the very successful Short Type 184 (of which more than 900 were built and many exported). ...

During the First World War, Shorts had also been among the manufacturers of two flying boats, the F3 and F5, designed by Sdn. Cmr. John Porte at the Seaplane Experimental Station, Felixstowe. When the war ended, some 50 of them were being built in Rochester.^[13] The Felixstowe F.3 was a British First World War flying boat designed by Lieutenant Commander John Cyrill Porte RN of the Seaplane Experimental Station, Felixstowe the successor to the Felixstowe F.2 // The Felixstowe F.2a entered production and service as a patrol aircraft, with about 100 being completed... The Felixstowe F.5 was a British First World War flying boat designed by Lieutenant Commander John Cyril Porte RN of the Seaplane Experimental Station, Felixstowe. ... The Seaplane Experimental Station at Felixstowe was a British aircraft design unit of the early part of the 20th Century. ...

The 1920s and 1930s

During the post-First World War years and the Depression of the early 1920s, the economic climate was difficult for the small aircraft industry in the United Kingdom. Shorts managed to survive without reducing the company's headcount by diversifying, e.g. by building lightweight bus and tram bodies for delivery to bus companies throughout the British Isles.^[14]

Alan Cobham's de Havilland DH.50 G-EBFO was fitted with Shorts twin metal floats at Rochester. Cobham then started a flight to Australia from the Medway on 30 June 1926. Two de Havilland Giant Moths were fitted with Shorts floats at Rochester, and the first was flown in June 1928 and both were delivered to Western Canada Airlines Ltd of Canada. Sir Alan Cobham (May 6, 1894- October 21, 1973) - British Aviation Pioneer. ... The de Havilland DH.50 was a 1920s British large single-engined biplane transport built by De Havilland Aircraft Company at Stag Lane Aerodrome, Edgware and licence built in Australia, Belgium and Czechoslovakia. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1926: Events United Airlines established. ... The de Havilland DH.61 Giant Moth was a 1920s British large single-engined biplane transport built by De Havilland Aircraft Company at Stag Lane Aerodrome, Edgware. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1928: Events January January 6-8 - Lt Christian Schilt makes ten flights in an O2U Corsair to evacuate wounded marines from the besieged village of Quilali, Nicaragua. ...

Throughout the 1920s and '30s, the only viable way to operate long-range civilian flight was by flying boat, as the necessary runway infrastructure was not widespread and would be too expensive to construct for the relatively small number of flights. Shorts took to the flying boat market, producing a series of three designs known under the Singapore name. The Singapore I was made famous in 1927 by Sir Alan Cobham, when he, his wife, and crew made a survey of Africa while flying some 23,000 miles. {This in itself was a trip that would both prove the worth of Flying Boats but also highlight the drawbacks and ease of damage from uncontrollable waters, especially sea tides!} Boeing 314 A flying boat is an aircraft that is designed to take off and land on water, in particular a type of seaplane which uses its fuselage as a floating hull (instead of pontoons mounted below the fuselage). ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Alan Cobham (May 6, 1894- October 21, 1973) - British Aviation Pioneer. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...

The Short Sunderland, widely operated by the Allied powers during World War II

Shorts then started design work on one of their most famous designs, the Short Calcutta, based on the Singapore layout but larger and more powerful. The Calcutta first flew in 1928 and began active service with Imperial Airways in August. Two more were added to the fleet by April 1929 and flew passenger-preferred coastal routes from Genoa to Alexandria by way of Athens, Corfu, Naples, and Rome. A number of Calcuttas were used on shorter routes, and were instrumental in permitting long-range airline services between outposts of the British Empire. They followed the production of four Calcuttas with the larger Kent, following with a series of still larger aircraft designs such as the Short Empire, the first of which was launched on 2 July 1936 The Empire was commissioned off the drawing board by Imperial Airways (later BOAC) to operate the UK's Empire Airmail scheme. A year later they won a British Government defence contract for a military flying boat, the Sunderland. Sharing the same basic design but a modified upper structure, the Sunderland was one of the most effective long-range seaplanes in use. Dreaded by U-Boats, it was nicknamed "The Flying Porcupine" (Fliegendes Stachelschwein in German), perhaps due to its extensive armament and the several prominent dorsal antennae. Image File history File links Short_Sunderland. ... Image File history File links Short_Sunderland. ... The Short Calcutta or S.8 was a flying boat made by Short Brothers. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1928: Events January January 6-8 - Lt Christian Schilt makes ten flights in an O2U Corsair to evacuate wounded marines from the besieged village of Quilali, Nicaragua. ... The Imperial Airways Empire Terminal, Victoria, London. ... Genoa (Genova [] in Italian - Zena [] in Genoese) is a city and a seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria. ... Nickname: Alexandria on the map of Egypt Map of Alexandria Coordinates: , Country Egypt Founded 334 BC Government  - Governor Adel Labib Population (2001)  - City 3,500,000 Time zone EET (UTC+2)  - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3) Twin Cities  - Baltimore  United States  - Cleveland  United States  - ConstanÅ£a  Romania  - Durban  South Africa... Athens is the largest and the capital city of Greece, located in the Attica periphery. ... Pontikonisi island in the background with the Vlaheraina Monastery in the foreground. ... For other uses see, Naples (disambiguation) and Napoli (disambiguation) Location of the city of Naples (red dot) within Italy. ... Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area  - City 1,285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban 5... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ... The Short S.17 Kent was a British 4-engined 15-seat biplane luxury flying-boat airliner, designed and built by Shorts to meet a requirement from Imperial Airways Limited for an aircraft with greater range than the Calcutta. ... The Short Empire or S.23 was a passenger and mail carrying flying boat, of the 1930s and 1940s, which flew between Britain and British colonies in Africa, Asia and Australia. ... is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... After technical problems with the Comet, BOAC resumed jet service with imported Boeing 707s. ... The S.25 Sunderland was a flying boat patrol bomber developed for the Royal Air Force by Short Brothers, first flown on 16 October 1937. ... U-boat is also a nickname for some diesel locomotives built by GE; see List of GE locomotives October 1939. ...

A Short Empire was used by Imperial Airways for the first westbound transatlantic service from Foynes, Ireland to Newfoundland on 5 July 1937.^[15] The Imperial Airways Empire Terminal, Victoria, London. ... Foynes (Faing in Irish) is a small town and major port in County Limerick in the midwest of Ireland, located at the edge of hilly land on the southern bank of the Shannon Estuary. ... For other uses, see Newfoundland (disambiguation). ... is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1937: Events March March 5 - Imperial Airways opens a new flying boat base at Hythe, Hampshire. ...

In 1933, Shorts opened a new factory at Rochester Airport, which was becoming increasing important for the landplanes the company was producing.

In 1934, they finally closed their Eastchurch premises and purchased the Pobjoy engine manufacturers, which had moved to Rochester Airport to be near Shorts and with whom they had worked on their latest designs. Year 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pobjoy Airmotors and Aircraft was a British manufacturer of small aircraft engines. ...

First moves to Belfast

In 1936, the Air Ministry formed a new aircraft factory in Belfast, creating a new company owned 50% each by Harland and Wolff and Shorts, Short & Harland Ltd. The first products of the new factory were 50 Bristol Bombays followed by 150 Handley-Page Hereford bombers^[16][17]. 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Air Ministry was formerly a department of the United Kingdom Government, established in 1918 with the responsibility of managing the affairs of the (then newly formed) Royal Air Force. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Northern Ireland County: District: Belfast UK Parliament: Belfast North Belfast South Belfast East Belfast West European Parliament: Northern Ireland Dialling Code: 028, +44 28 posttown = Belfast Postal District(s): BT1-BT17, BT29 (part of), BT58 Area: 115 km² Population (2001) Website: www. ... Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries began as a shipyard located in Belfast. ... The Bristol Bombay was a medium bomber and troop transport aircraft flown by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. ... The Handley Page HP.52 Hampden was a twin-engine medium bomber of the Royal Air Force that was one of the main front-line bombers at the start of World War II. Along with the Whitley and Wellington bombers, the Hampden bore the brunt of the early bombing war... The B-17 Flying Fortress is one of the most recognizable and famous bombers of World War II. A bomber is a military aircraft designed to attack ground targets, primarily by dropping bombs. ...

Their work on seaplanes eventually culminated in the Short Sandringham and Short Seaford types, both based on the Empire/Sunderland boats. These flying boats had enough range to operate as a transatlantic airliner but largely served the post-war empire (Commonwealth of Nations) market in competition with 4-engined land planes such as modified Avro Lancasters. The Short Sandringham was an airliner derivative of the Short Sunderland military flying boat. ... An alternative name for the Short Sunderland Mark IV. ... An Airbus A340 airliner operated by Air Jamaica An airliner is a large fixed-wing aircraft with the primary function of transporting paying passengers. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The Avro Lancaster was a British four-engine Second World War bomber aircraft made initially by Avro for the British Royal Air Force (RAF). ...

Second World War

The Sunderland became famous as an anti-submarine patrol bomber during the Second World War where its long range and long flying time allowed it to close the air gap between Iceland and Greenland, helping end the Battle of the Atlantic. It also rescued sea and air crews from the waters surrounding its spheres of operation especially those of Coastal Command. A squadron was ordered by the Australian Air Force but never made it to Australia, instead Australians flew for the Royal Air Force Coastal Command. Australia impressed Qantas-Imperial Empire boats and used these successfully especially on reconnaissance missions in the Timor Sea area. A patrol bomber, or patrol aircraft, is an airplane designed to operate for long times over water in an anti-shipping or anti-submarine role. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Second Battle of the Atlantic was the longest continuous military campaign of World War II, running from 1939 right through to the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, and was at its height from mid-1940 through to about the end of 1943. ...

It was their work on the Sunderland that also won them the contract for the Short Stirling, the RAF's first four-engine bomber. If based on their original submission, essentially a land-based Sunderland with various cleanups, there seems to be no reason to suspect that the Stirling would not have been an excellent heavy bomber. Instead the Air Ministry stipulated a number of other requirements of the plane, that it should be able to function as a troop transport for instance, that eventually doomed it as newer designs outperformed it. A high-speed, long-range, four-engined flying-boat, the Short Shetland was built (with Saunders-Roe providing the wings and a lot of the detail design work) in 1944, but the war ended before the second prototype was completed. The project continued postwar but was eventually abandoned. The Stirling was a World War II heavy bomber design built by Short Brothers. ... The B-52 Stratofortress, a heavy bomber. ... The Short Shetland was a British high-speed, long-range, 4-engined flying-boat built by Short Brothers at Rochester, Kent. ... Saunders-Roe Princess G-ALUN History Saunders-Roe Limited was a British aircraft manufacturing company based in East Cowes, Isle of Wight. ...

During the Battle of Britain, the Rochester factory was heavily bombed by the Luftwaffe and several of the early-run Stirlings and other aircraft were destroyed. From this point on, the Belfast factory became increasingly important as it was thought to be well beyond the range of German bombers. However, Belfast and the aircraft factory were subjected to German aircraft bombing during Easter week of 1942. To meet the increased requirement for its aircraft during the war, satellite factories near Belfast were operated at Aldergrove and Maghaberry, producing 232 Stirlings between them.^[18] A temporary Shorts factory was established at White Cross Bay, Lake Windermere^[19], which produced 35 Mark III Sunderlands. Also during the war Austin Motors at Longbridge, Birmingham, produced over 600 Stirlings and Blackburn Aircraft, of Dumbarton, Scotland, produced 240 Sunderlands.^[20] Combatants United Kingdom Including combatants from:[1] Poland New Zealand Canada Czechoslovakia Belgium Australia South Africa France Ireland United States Jamaica Palestine Rhodesia Germany Including combatants from Italy Commanders Hugh Dowding Hermann Göring Strength 754 single-seat fighters 149 two-seat fighters 560 bombers 500 coastal 1,963 total... The Deutsche Luftwaffe or   (German: air force, literally Air Weapon IPA: ) is the commonly used term for the German air force. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      Easter, the Sunday of... Lake Windermere Windermere is the largest natural lake in England, and is entirely within in the Lake District National Park. ... The S.25 Sunderland was a flying boat patrol bomber developed for the Royal Air Force by Short Brothers, first flown on 16 October 1937. ... The Austin Motor Company was founded in Longbridge, Birmingham by Herbert Austin, the former manager of the Wolseley Tool and Motor Car Company in 1905. ... The Stirling was a World War II heavy bomber design built by Short Brothers. ... Blackburn Beverley photographed in 1964. ...

In 1943, the Government took over the ownership and management of Shorts under Defence Regulation 78: for the second time (after the nationalisation of the Airplane Works in Cardington in 1919) Short Brothers was affected by nationalisation. Oswald Short, who had resigned as Chairman in January of that year, remained as Honorary Life President.^[21] Cardington is a village in Bedfordshire in England. ...

Postwar

US military version of the Shorts 330. A total of 41 of the aircraft were produced making it Shorts' most successful modern aircraft after the Shorts 360.

By 1947 all of their other wartime factories had been closed, and operations concentrated in Belfast. In 1948 the company offices followed and Shorts became a Belfast company in its entirety. In the meantime, in 1947, Short Brothers (Rochester and Bedford) Ltd. had merged with Short and Harland Limited to become Short Brothers and Harland Limited, with Oswald Short remaining as Life President.^[22] Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x636, 40 KB) Short C-23 File links The following pages link to this file: Short 330 ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x636, 40 KB) Short C-23 File links The following pages link to this file: Short 330 ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In the 1950s, Shorts was involved in much pioneering research, including designing and building the VTOL Short SC1, the Short SB5 and the Short Sherpa. They built the Short Sperrin, a backup jet engine bomber design in case the V-bomber projects failed and the Short Seamew, a cheap to produce anti-submarine reconnaissance and attack aircraft for the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve squadrons. In the 1950s, Shorts also built the English Electric Canberra, the first of these aircraft making its maiden flight on 30 October 1952. To assist them with the design of increasingly complex aircraft, Shorts became involved as early as 1953 with pioneering the development of electronic (analogue) computers.^[23] This does not cite any references or sources. ... The Short Brothers Short SC.1 was the first British fixed-wing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. ... Short SB/5 (1953); note the tailplane position Short SB/5 at the Empire Test Pilots School (1968 at the latest); note the wing sweep and the tailplane in the lower position The Short SB/5 (WG768) was a highly unorthodox, adjustable wing research aircraft designed in response to ER... Short SB4 Sherpa Short SB4 The Short Sherpa was an experimental wing research aircraft, designed to test the flight characteristics of the aero-isoclinic wing. ... The Short SA.4 Sperrin was a British jet bomber design of the early 1950s built by Short Brothers of Belfast. ... The term V bomber was used for the Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft during the 1950s and 1960s that comprised the United Kingdoms strategic nuclear strike force. ... The Short SB.6 Seamew was a rather curious looking aircraft ostensibly to the same specification as the Fairey Gannet. ... The Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) is the volunteer reserve force of the Royal Navy in the United Kingdom. ... The English Electric Canberra was a first-generation jet bomber manufactured in large numbers through the 1950s. ... is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1954 the Bristol Aeroplane Company became a 15¼% shareholder in Shorts and the company used the injection of funds to set up a production line for the Bristol Britannia turbo-prop airliner, known in the press as The Whispering Giant. Although it was originally intended that 35 Britannias should be built by Shorts, a shortage of work at Bristols led to this number being reduced. In the end 15 Britannias were completed by Shorts; five sets of Britannia components were sent to Filton and used on the continued production of Britannias there.^[24] Bristol Aeroplane Company logo The Bristol Aeroplane Company (formerly British and Colonial Aeroplane Company) was a major British aircraft company which, in 1959, merged with several major British aircraft companies, to become the British Aircraft Corporation and later still part of British Aerospace, now BAE Systems. ... Royal Air Force Bristol Britannia Spica in 1964 The Bristol Type 175 Britannia was a medium/long-range airliner built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company in 1952 to fly a number of air routes across the British Empire. ... A diagram showing how a turboprop works. ...

In the 1960s, Shorts found a niche for a new short-haul freighter aircraft and responded with the Short SC.7 Skyvan. The Skyvan is most remembered for its box-like, slab-sided appearance and rectangular twin tail units, but the plane was well loved for its performance and loading. Serving almost the same performance niche as the famous de Havilland Twin Otter, the Skyvan proved more popular in the freighter market due to the large rear cargo door that allowed it to handle bulky loads with ease. Skyvans can still be found around the world today, notably in the Canadian Arctic. Cargo ship or freighter is any sort of ship that carries goods and materials from one port to another. ... The Skyvan is a 19-seater twin turboprop aircraft manufactured by Short Brothers, at the time Short Brothers & Harland Ltd, and used mainly for short-haul freight and skydiving. ... The DHC-6 Twin Otter is the most successful aircraft program in Canadas history. ...

An airfield had been established by Shorts beside the Belfast factory in 1937 as Sydenham Airport. This was Belfast's main civilian airport from 1938 to 1939. The airfield was requisitioned by the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Nutts Corner, a former RAF base, later became Belfast's main airport (and was itself superseded by Aldergrove in 1963). Aldergrove continues to be used for military purposes as RAF Aldergrove, hosting helicopters and occasional visitors from both the USAF and RAF Shorts used this airfield until production of complete aircraft ceased. In 1983, following interest from airlines and customers, the airfield was opened for commercial flights as Belfast Harbour Airport (later Belfast City Airport (BCA), now George Best Belfast City Airport). Following major capital investment Bombardier sold BCA for £35 million in 2003. B-24 Liberator, as operated by 120 Sqn from Nutts Corner BEA Viscount RAF Nutts Corner was a Royal Air Force station in County Antrim near Belfast. ... Belfast International Airport or Aerfort Eadarnáisiunta Bhéal Feirste in Irish (IATA: BFS, ICAO: EGAA) is an airport located some 21 kilometres (13 miles) northwest of Belfast in Northern Ireland. ... Aldergrove Crest USAF C-17 operating from Aldergrove in support of U.S. Presidential visit, 2003. ... Seal of the Air Force. ... RAF is an three letter acronym for: Royal Air Force -- the Air Force of the United Kingdom (see also Air Ministry) Red Army Faction (Rote Armee Fraktion) -- a German terror organisation Rigas Autobusu Fabrika -- a factory making buses in Riga, Latvia Rapid Action Force in India Računarski Fakultet RAF... Belfast City Tower George Best Belfast City Airport (IATA: BHD, ICAO: EGAC) is an airport in Belfast, Northern Ireland. ...

In the 1970s, Shorts entered the feederliner market with their Shorts 330, a stretched modification of the Skyvan, called the C-23 Sherpa in USAF service, and another stretch resulted in the more streamlined Shorts 360, in which a more conventional central fin superseded the older H-profiled twin fins. SN Brussels Airlines Avro RJ85 regional jet A regional jet (RJ) is a small short-range jet aircraft that is intended to fly passengers from smaller airports to larger ones, thereby feeding the larger hubs with passengers. ... Short C-23 Sherpa The Shorts 330 is a small transport aircraft created by Short Brothers. ... The Shorts 360 is a commuter aircraft built by Short Brothers of Belfast, Northern Ireland, which is now a division of Bombardier of Canada. ...

In 1988, loyalists working at the factory attempted to sell parts, information and knowledge of a new missile system to the Apartheid government of South Africa. This was linked to a large arms shipment in 1988 which was then divided between the Ulster Defence Association, the Ulster Volunteer Force, and Ulster Resistance. In April 1989, three Northern Irish men; Noel Lyttle, Samuel Quinn and James King were arrested in Paris. Also arrested were arms dealer Douglas Bernhardt and a South African diplomat, Daniel Storm. ^[25] Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A segregated beach in South Africa, 1982. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Ulster Volunteer Force (more commonly referred to as the UVF) are a loyalist paramilitary group in Northern Ireland. ... Ulster Resistance was a paramilitary movement established by unionists in Northern Ireland on 10 November 1986 in opposition to the Anglo-Irish Agreement. ...

Bombardier purchase

In 1977, the company changed its name back to Short Brothers and in 1984, became a public limited company when the British government sold off its remaining shares. The company was purchased by Bombardier in October 1989. Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... The initials PLC after a UK or Irish company name indicate that it is a public limited company, a type of limited company whose shares may be offered for sale to the public. ... Bombardier Inc. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 1993, Bombardier Shorts and Thomson-CSF formed a joint venture, Shorts Missile Systems, for the design and development of very short-range, air defence missiles for the UK Ministry of Defence and armed forces worldwide using expertise dating back to the 1950s. In 2000, Thomson-CSF bought Bombardier's 50% share to become the sole owner. Shorts Missile Systems was renamed Thales Air Defence Limited in 2001. Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Thomson-CSF was a major electronics and defense contractor. ... Thales Air Defence Limited, formerly Shorts Missile Systems, is a defence contractor based in Belfast, Northern Ireland producing short-range or close air defence missiles. ... The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and the headquarters of the British Armed Forces. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Thales Air Defence Limited, formerly Shorts Missile Systems, is a defence contractor based in Belfast, Northern Ireland producing short-range or close air defence missiles. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

Aircraft

Year of first flight in brackets.

1900 - 1909

• Short Biplane No. 1
• Short Biplane No. 2 (1909)
• Short Biplane No. 3

1910 - 1919

• Short Pusher Biplane (1910)
• Short 166
• Short S.39 Triple-Twin 1911
• Short Folder (1913 ff.)
• Short Admiralty Type 3
• Short Admiralty Type 42
• Short Admiralty Type 74
• Short Admiralty Type 135 (1914)
• Short Admiralty Type 166 (1914)
• Short Type 184 (1915)
• Short Admiralty Type 320 (1916)
• Short Admiralty Type 827 (1914)
• Short Admiralty Type 830
• Short Bomber (1915)
• Short 310 (1916)
• Short 320 (1916)
• Short F3 Felixstowe
• Short F5 Felixstowe
• Short N.1B Shirl (1918)

The Short Admiralty Type 74 was a single-engined biplane tractor seaplane with non-folding wings, which saw service with the Royal Naval Air Service during the First World War. ... The Short Type 184 was a British two-seat reconnaissance, bombing and torpedo carrying seaplane designed by Short Brothers. ... The Short Bomber was a British two-seat long-range reconnaissance, bombing and torpedo carrying aircraft designed by Short Brothers as a land-based development of the very successful Short Type 184 (of which more than 900 were built and many exported). ... The Felixstowe F.3 was a British First World War flying boat designed by Lieutenant Commander John Cyril Porte RN of the Seaplane Experimental Station, Felixstowe the successor to the Felixstowe F.2 // The Felixstowe F.2a entered production and service as a patrol aircraft, with about 100 being completed... The Felixstowe F.5 was a British First World War flying boat designed by Lieutenant Commander John Cyril Porte RN of the Seaplane Experimental Station, Felixstowe. ...

1920 - 1929

• Short Shrimp (1920)
• Short Silver Streak (1920)
• Short N.3 Cromarty (1921)
• Short S.3 Springbok (1923)
• Short S.1 Cockle (1924)
• Short S.4 Satellite (1924)
• Short S.2 (1925)
• Short S.3a Springbok (1925)
• Short S.5 Singapore I (1925)
• Short S.7 Mussel (1926)
• Short S.3b Chamois (1927)
• Short S.6 Sturgeon (1927) (Biplane)
• Short S.8 Calcutta (1928)
• Short Crusader (1927)
• Short S.10 Gurnard (1929)

The Short Springbok was a two-seat, all-metal reconnaissance biplane produced for the British Air Ministry in the 1920s. ... Short Satellite The Short S.4 Satellite was a small, all-metal, two-seater sporting monoplane first produced in 1924 to take part in the Air Ministrys Light Aeroplane competition. ... The Short Springbok was a two-seat, all-metal reconnaissance biplane produced for the British Air Ministry in the 1920s. ... The Short S. 19 Singapore name was given to developments of the original long range record breaking long range prototype. ... The Short Springbok was a two-seat, all-metal reconnaissance biplane produced for the British Air Ministry in the 1920s. ... The Short Calcutta or S.8 was a flying boat made by Short Brothers. ...

1930 - 1939

• Short R.24
• Short R.31
• Short S.8/8 Rangoon (1930)
• Short S.11 Valetta (1930)
• Short S.12 Singapore II (1930)
• Short S.17 Kent (1931)
• Short S.14 Sarafand (1932)
• Short-Kawanishi S.15 KF1
• Short S.16 Scion/Scion II (1933)
• Short S.18 Knuckleduster (1933)
• Short L.17 Scylla (1934)
• Short S.19 Singapore III (1934)
• Short S.20 Mercury (1937 Short Mayo Composite)
• Short S.21 Maia (1937 Short Mayo Composite)
• Short S.22 Scion Senior (1935)
• Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat (1936)
• Short S.25 Sunderland (1937)
• Short S.25 Sandringham
• Short S.26 G-Class (1939)
• Short S.30 Empire Flying Boat (1938)
• Short S.31 (Half-scale Stirling) (1938)
• Short S.32
• Short S.29 Stirling (1939)

The Short S.8/8 Rangoon was a 1930s British three-engined biplane flying-boat built by Short Brothers and (under licence) by Breguet in France between 1933 and 1937. ... The Short S. 19 Singapore name was given to developments of the original long range record breaking long range prototype. ... The Short S.17 Kent was a British 4-engined 15-seat biplane luxury flying-boat airliner, designed and built by Shorts to meet a requirement from Imperial Airways Limited for an aircraft with greater range than the Calcutta. ... The Short Sarafand was a British biplane flying boat built by Short Brothers. ... The Short S.16 Scion and Scion II were 1930s British two-engine, cantilever monoplanes built by Short Brothers and (under licence) by Pobjoy Airmotors and Aircraft Ltd. ... The Short R.24/31 (known within Shorts as the S.18 Knuckleduster) was a British twin-engined high-wing cantilever gull winged monoplane flying-boat designed and built by Shorts to Air Ministry specification R.24/31 for a General Purpose Open Sea Patrol Flying Boat. The contract also... The Short L.17 Scylla was a British 4-engined 39-seat biplane luxury airliner designed and built by Shorts at the request of Imperial Airways and used by them for scheduled flights between London and European cities e. ... The Short S. 19 Singapore name was given to developments of the original long range record breaking long range prototype. ... The Short Mayo Composite is the name given to a piggyback long-range seaplane/flying boat combination produced by Short Brothers to provide a reliable long-range air transport service to the United States and the far reaches of the British Empire and the Commonwealth. ... The Short Mayo Composite is the name given to a piggyback long-range seaplane/flying boat combination produced by Short Brothers to provide a reliable long-range air transport service to the United States and the far reaches of the British Empire and the Commonwealth. ... The Short Mayo Composite is the name given to a piggyback long-range seaplane/flying boat combination produced by Short Brothers to provide a reliable long-range air transport service to the United States and the far reaches of the British Empire and the Commonwealth. ... The Short Mayo Composite is the name given to a piggyback long-range seaplane/flying boat combination produced by Short Brothers to provide a reliable long-range air transport service to the United States and the far reaches of the British Empire and the Commonwealth. ... The Short S.22 Scion Senior was a 1930s British four-engined nine-passenger floatplane built by Short Brothers. ... The Short Empire or S.23 was a passenger and mail carrying flying boat, of the 1930s and 1940s, which flew between Britain and British colonies in Africa, Asia and Australia. ... The S.25 Sunderland was a flying boat patrol bomber developed for the Royal Air Force by Short Brothers, first flown on 16 October 1937. ... The S.25 Sunderland was a flying boat patrol bomber developed for the Royal Air Force by Short Brothers, first flown on 16 October 1937. ... Short S.26 SHORT G-CLASS - The Short S.26 G-class was a large transport flying-boat for commercial service with non-stop transatlantic capability. ... The Short Empire or S.23 was a passenger and mail carrying flying boat, of the 1930s and 1940s, which flew between Britain and British colonies in Africa, Asia and Australia. ... The Stirling was a World War II heavy bomber design built by Short Brothers. ... The Stirling was a World War II heavy bomber design built by Short Brothers. ...

1940 - 1949

• Short S.33 Empire Flying Boat (1940)
• Short S.35 Shetland 1 (1944)
• Short S.45 Seaford (1944)
• Short S.45 Solent (1946)
• Short SA1 Sturgeon (1946)
• Short SA2 Sturgeon
• Short Nimbus (1947)
• Short S.40 Shetland 2 (1947)
• Short SB3 Sturgeon
• Short SA6 Sealand (1948)

The Short Empire or S.23 was a passenger and mail carrying flying boat, of the 1930s and 1940s, which flew between Britain and British colonies in Africa, Asia and Australia. ... The Short Shetland was a British high-speed, long-range, 4-engined flying-boat built by Short Brothers at Rochester, Kent. ... The S.25 Sunderland was a flying boat patrol bomber developed for the Royal Air Force by Short Brothers, first flown on 16 October 1937. ... The Short Solent was a passenger flying boat produced by Short Brothers in the late 1940s. ... The Short SB 9 Sturgeon was a British aircraft originally designed in the Second World War as a high-performance torpedo bomber. ... The Short SB 9 Sturgeon was a British aircraft originally designed in the Second World War as a high-performance torpedo bomber. ... The Short Nimbus was a British two-seat glider trainer designed in 1947 by members of the Short Brothers design office, who had recently formed the Rochester Gliding Club. ... The Short Shetland was a British high-speed, long-range, 4-engined flying-boat built by Short Brothers at Rochester, Kent. ... The Short SB 9 Sturgeon was a British aircraft originally designed in the Second World War as a high-performance torpedo bomber. ... The Short SA.6 Sealand was a light, commercial amphibian aircraft for 5-7 passengers, designed for the general overseas market in territories with suitable water access and/or runways. ...

1950 - 1959

• Short SA4 Sperrin (1951)
• Short SA5
• Short SA9
• Short SB1 (1951)
• Short SB5 (1952)
• Short SB4 Sherpa (1953)
• Short SB6 Seamew (1953)
• Short SB7 Sealand III
• Short SC1 (1957)

The Short SA.4 Sperrin was a British jet bomber design of the early 1950s built by Short Brothers of Belfast. ... The Short Brothers Short SB.1 was a tailless glider designed by David Keith-Lucas and Professor G.T.R. Hill and built by Shorts as a private research venture, to test the concept of the aero-isoclinic wing. ... Short SB/5 (1953); note the tailplane position Short SB/5 at the Empire Test Pilots School (1968 at the latest); note the wing sweep and the tailplane in the lower position The Short SB/5 (WG768) was a highly unorthodox, adjustable wing research aircraft designed in response to ER... Short SB4 Sherpa Short SB4 The Short Sherpa was an experimental wing research aircraft, designed to test the flight characteristics of the aero-isoclinic wing. ... The Short SB.6 Seamew was a rather curious looking aircraft ostensibly to the same specification as the Fairey Gannet. ... The Short SA.6 Sealand was a light, commercial amphibian aircraft for 5-7 passengers, designed for the general overseas market in territories with suitable water access and/or runways. ... The Short Brothers Short SC.1 was the first British fixed-wing vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. ...

1960 - end

• Short SC9 Canberra (1961)
• Short SC7 Skyvan (1963)
• Short SC5 Belfast (1964)
• Shorts C-23 Sherpa - see Shorts 330
• Short 330 (1974)
• Short 360 (1981)
• Short Tucano (1986)

The English Electric Canberra was a first-generation jet bomber manufactured in large numbers through the 1950s. ... The Short Skyvan is a 19 seater twin turboprop aircraft usage: short haul freight and parachute dropping See also:List of civil aircraft Related Content Comparable Aircraft Antonov An-28 - Farchild Dornier 228 - DHC-6 Twin Otter - IAI Arava- GAF Nomad - Harbin Y-12 External link Pink Aviation Services, Austria... The Short Belfast is a heavy lift turboprop freighter built by Short Brothers at Belfast. ... Short C-23 Sherpa The Short 330 was a small transport aircraft created by Short Brothers. ... The Short 360 (also SD3-60) is a commuter aircraft built by Short Brothers of Belfast, Northern Ireland, which is now a division of Bombardier of Canada. ... Short Tucano of No. ...

Airships

• R31
• R32 (airship)
• R38

The R31 was a British airship that first flew in July 1918. ... The R32 was a British airship that first flew in September 1919. ... R38 was a British rigid airship, that was built for the US-Navy as the ZR-2. ...

Missiles

• Blowpipe missile
• Sea Cat missile
• Tigercat

Canadian 129th Anti-Aircraft Defense Battery missile team with Blowpipe during NATO exercise Cornet Phaser. ... Sea Cat Type surface-to-air Nationality United Kingdom Era Cold War Launch platform Ship Target aircraft History Builder Short Brothers Date of design Production period Service duration 1962 - Operators UK Variants Fire Control (see text) Number built Specifications Type close range anti-aircraft Diameter 0. ...

Chief test pilots

• Francis McClean (honorary) until 1912
• Gordon Bell 1912 - 1914
• Sydney Pickles 1913 (Acting CTP during Bell's absence following a crash at Brooklands)
• Ronald Kemp 1914 - 1918
• John Lankester Parker 1918 - 1945
• Geoffrey Dyson 1945 - 1946
• Harold Piper 1946 - 1948
• Tom Brooke-Smith 1948 - 1960
• Denis Tayler 1960 - 1969
• Donald Burn Wright 1969 - 1976

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See also

• Canadair
• de Havilland Canada
• Learjet
• Bombardier Aerospace

Canadair Sabre (Golden Hawks aerobatic team) display at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Mount Hope, Ontario Canadair was a civil and military aircraft manufacturer in Canada. ... The de Havilland Canada company was an innovative aircraft manufacturer with facilities based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Learjet is a manufacturer of business jets for civilian and military use. ... Bombardier Aerospace is a division of the Bombardier group. ...

References

• Barnes, C.H. with revisions by James, Derek N. Shorts Aircraft since 1900. London: Putnam, 1989 (revised). ISBN 0-85177-819-4.
• Jackson, A.J. British Civil Aircraft since 1919, Volume 2. London: Putnam, 1973. ISBN 0-370-10107-X.

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External links

• Short Bros Underground Factory
• RAF Museum Aircraft Thesaurus (Shorts)
• British Aircraft Directory entry