Short Calcutta Aircraft

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

Wing:

Unequal span, unstaggered, two bay biplane. Metal, covered with fabric. Ailerons fitted to upper planes

Hull:

Metal hull, mounted below lower wing, with two step hull

Tail Unit:

Braced monoplane type mounted part way up the single fin and balanced rudder. Unbalanced elevators

Landing Gear:

None

Power Plant:

Three 550 hp Bristol Jupiter IXF mounted between the wings in tractor configuration

Accommodation:

Two pilot in open cockpit in nose with radio operator in cabin behind. 15 passengers in cabin

Span:

93 ft

Length:

66 ft

Height:

Unknown

Wing Area:

1,825 sq ft

Empty:

13,845 lb

All-up:

22,500 lb

Max Speed:

118 mph

Ceiling:

13,500 ft

Range:

650 miles

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