Short Cromarty Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Short Brothers (Rochester & Bedford) Ltd

First Flight:

19 April 1921

Cromarty:

1 - Short

Type Specification

Applies to:

Short N.3 Cromarty

Type:

Fleet cooperation flying boat to Admiralty speciticafion N.3

Wing:

Unequal span, unswept, unstaggered, three bay biplane. Covered with fabric. Ailerons fitted to upper planes only

Hull:

Plywood hull, mounted below lower wing

Tail Unit:

Biplane type tailplane with central fin and three rudders. Balanced elevators

Landing Gear:

None

Power Plant:

Two 600 hp Rolls-Royce Condor I 12 cylinder, water cooled Vee engine between the wings driving four bladed puller airscrews

Accommodation:

Open cockpit for two pilots ahead of wing with open cockpit for gunner in nose and amidships

Armament:

37 mm anti submarine gun in nose with Lewis gun amidships

Span:

113 ft 6 in

Length:

59 ft

Height:

Unknown

Wing Area:

2,243 sq ft

Empty:

12,220 lb

All-up:

18,000 lb

Max Speed:

95 mph

Range:

900 miles

Preserved in British Museums

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