Short Valetta Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Short Brothers (Rochester & Bedford) Ltd

First Flight:

21 May 1930

Valetta:

1 - Shorts, Rochester

Type Specification

Applies to:

Short S.11 Valetta

Type:

Cabin seaplane

Wing:

High wing, braced monoplane. Wing structure is metal with fabric covering

Fuselage:

All metal fuselage with square section cabin

Tail Unit:

Braced monoplane type mounted at base of fin and balanced rudder

Landing Gear:

Twin floats under fuselage

Power Plant:

Three 500 hp Bristol Jupiter XIF air cooled, nine cylinder single row radial engines, one on nose and two on the wing

Accommodation:

Cabin for 17 passengers. Enclosed cabin for two pilots and a radio operator in nose

Span:

107 ft

Length:

70 ft 5 in

Height:

Unknown

Wing Area:

1,382 sq ft

Empty:

14,535 lb

All-up:

23,000 lb

Max Speed:

135 mph

Range:

525 miles

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