Short Solent Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Short Brothers & Harland Ltd

First Flight:

11 November 1946

Solent 2:

12 - Short, Rochester

Solent 4:

4 - Shorts, Belfast

Type Specification

Applies to:

Short Solent 2

Type:

Commercial flying boat

Wing:

High wing cantilever monoplane. All metal structure

Hull:

All metal structure, single step hull

Tail Unit:

Cantilever monoplane type. Single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

None

Power Plant:

Four 1,690 hp Bristol Hercules 637 radial air cooled engines, four bladed metal airscrews

Accommodation:

Crew of seven and 34 passengers

Span:

112 ft 9 in

Length:

87 ft 8 in

Height:

Unknown

Wing Area:

1,487 sq ft

Empty:

47,760 lb

All-up:

78,000 lb

Max Speed:

273 mph

Range:

1,800 miles

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