Shorts S.C.1 Aircraft

S.C.1, South Kensington

Production Details

Design Company:

Short Brothers & Harland Ltd

First Flight:

2 April 1957

S.C.1:

2 - Shorts, Belfast

Type Specification

Applies to:

Short S.C.1

Type:

Experimental vertical take off aircraft

Wing:

Mid mounted, all metal delta wing

Fuselage:

All metal structure

Tail Unit:

Small fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Fixed tricycle undercarriage

Power Plant:

Four Rolls-Royce RB.108 lift engines vertically mounted in the centre fuselage and one RB.108 cruise engine in the rear for forward flight

Accommodation:

Single seat for pilot in enclosed cockpit in nose

Span:

23 ft 6 in

Length:

29 ft 10 in

Height:

Unknown

Wing Area:

141.9 sq ft

Empty:

6,000 lb

All-up:

8,050 lb

Max Speed:

246 mph

Range:

150 miles

Preserved in British Museums

S.C.1:

XG900 - Science Museum, South Kensington - Display XG905 - Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Holywood - Display

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