Short Cockle Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Short Brothers (Rochester & Bedford) Ltd

First Flight:

7 November 1924

Short Cockle:

1 - Shorts, Rochester

Type Specification

Applies to:

Short S.1 Cockle

Type:

Sporting flying boat to private order but never delivered

Wing:

High wing braced monoplane with all metal structure and fibric covering

Hull:

Duralumin monocoque hull with twin step planing bottom

Tail Unit:

Braced tailplane at top of fuselage with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

None

Power Plant:

Two 16 hp Blackburne V twins mounted above the wing driving tractor airscrews

Accommodation:

Single seat for pilot in open cockpit in nose

Span:

36 ft

Length:

24 ft 8 in

Height:

Unknown

Wing Area:

210 sq ft

Empty:

814 lb

All-up:

1,062 lb

Max Speed:

68 mph

Preserved in British Museums

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