Shorts Empire Boat Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Short Brothers (Rochester & Bedford) Ltd

First Flight:

3 July 1936

S.23:

31 - Shorts, Rochester

S.30:

8 - Shorts, Rochester

S.33:

2 - Shorts, Rochester

Type Specification

Applies to:

Shorts S.23 Empire Boat

Type:

Passenger flying boat

Wing:

High wing cantilever monoplane. All metal construction

Hull:

All metal construction with two step hull

Tail Unit:

Cantilever monoplane type. Fin and tailplane fabric covered between spar booms. The movable surfaces are fabric covered aft of the leading edge

Landing Gear:

None

Power Plant:

Four 900 hp Bristol Pegasus XC 9 cylinder, single row air cooled radial engines on wing leading edge

Accommodation:

Flight crew of three in enclosed cabin in nose. 24 passengers in four cabins

Span:

114 ft

Length:

88 ft

Height:

Unknown

Wing Area:

1,500 ft

Empty:

23,500 lb

All-up:

40,500 lb

Max Speed:

200 mph

Ceiling:

20,000 ft

Range:

760 miles

Preserved in British Museums

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