Short Short 184 Aircraft

Type 184, Estonian Air Force. Copyright: Arvo Vercamer

Production Details

Design Company:

Short Brothers (Rochester & Bedford) Ltd

First Flight:

Spring 1915

Short Type 184:

117 - Short Bros, Rochester 150 - Brush Electrical Engineering Co Ltd 12 - Mann, Egerton & Co Ltd 62 - Phoenix Dynamo Manufacturing Co Ltd 208 - Robey & Co Ltd 82 - Frederick Sage & Co Ltd 80 - S E Saunders Ltd 30 - Supermarine Aviation Works Ltd 12 - Westland Aircraft Works 110 - J Samuel White & Co Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Short Type 184

Type:

Two seat reconnaissance, bombing and torpedo carrying seaplane

Wing:

Three bay biplane with unswept, equal span, unstaggered wings. Upper wing increases in chord towards tips, lower wing constant chord. Wooden structure with fabric covering. Ailerons on all four wings

Fuselage:

Box section fuselage with curved upper decking mounted on lower wing

Tail Unit:

Wire and strut braced tailplane with split elevator together with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Twin floats under the forward fuselage with small floats under wingtips and tail

Power Plant:

One 260 hp Sunbeam engine in the nose driving a two bladed propeller

Accommodation:

Tandem open cockpits for crew aft of wing. Pilot forward, gunner behind

Armament:

One Lewis gun aft and provision for one 14 in torpedo or various bombs up to 520 lb

Span:

63 ft 6.25 in

Length:

40 ft 7.5 in

Height:

13 ft 6 in

Wing Area:

688 sq ft

Empty:

3,703 lb

Loaded:

5,363 lb

Max Speed:

88.5 mph at 2,000 ft

Climb:

8 min 35 sec to 2,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

9,000 ft

Endurance:

2.75 hours

Preserved in British Museums

Type 184:

8359 - Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton - Front fuselage

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