Short Brothers Aircraft Short Brothers Aircraft The Short Empire or S.23 was a passenger and mail carrying flying boat, of the 1930s and 1940s, which flew between Britain and British colonies in Africa, Asia and Australia. It was manufactured by Short Brothers and was the precursor to the more famous Short Sunderland of World War II. ...more on Wikipedia about "Short Empire"
The Short Calcutta or S.8 was a flying boat made by Short Brothers. It had three Bristol Jupiter engines and bi-plane wings. The two pilots flew the plane from an open cockpit while the radio operator shared the main cabin with the 15 passengers. The Calcutta was introduced in 1928 and was used by Imperial Airways flying the Mediterranean to Karachi leg of the Britain to India route. ...more on Wikipedia about "Short S.8 Calcutta"
The Short Sandringham was an airliner derivative of the Short Sunderland military flying boat. It was used by the BOAC as the Plymouth class and TEAL on the Auckland to Sydney route and flights to Pacific Islands. ...more on Wikipedia about "Short Sandringham"
The Short Solent was a passenger flying boat produced in the late 1940s, developed from the Short Seaford or Short Sunderland Mark IV military flying boat design, (which was too late to serve in World War II). ...more on Wikipedia about "Short Solent"
The Stirling was a World War II heavy bomber design built by Short Brothers. It was the first British design meant to use four engines from the outset, and turned out to be inferior to its rivals. In the end it would be relegated to second-line duties, while four-engine conversions of earlier twin-engine designs took over its role. ...more on Wikipedia about "Short Stirling"
The Sunderland, S.25, was a flying boat patrol bomber, developed for the Royal Air Force by Short Brothers, based on their successful S.23 Empire flying boats, the flagship of Imperial Airways. The Sunderland first flew on October 16, 1937, and became one of the most powerful and widely used patrol bombers during World War II, terror of the German U-boat fleet. ...more on Wikipedia about "Short Sunderland"
The Shorts 330 is a small transport aircraft created by Short Brothers. It seats up to 30 people and was relatively inexpensive and cheap to operate at the time of its introduction in 1976. The 330 was based on the SC.7 Skyvan. The first prototype of the 330 flew on August 22, 1974. It entered service with Time Air (a Canadian Airline) in 1976. Production ended in 1992 with a total of approximately 125 being built including the freighter and military versions. As of 1998 about 35 were still in service. The design was later refined and heavily modified resulting in the Shorts 360. ...more on Wikipedia about "Shorts 330"
The Shorts 360 is a commuter aircraft built by Short Brothers of Belfast, Northern Ireland, which is now a division of Bombardier of Canada. ...more on Wikipedia about "Shorts 360"
The Skyvan is a 19-seater twin turboprop aircraft manufactured by Short Brothers at the time Short Brothers & Harland Ltd and used mainly for short-haul freight and skydiving. ...more on Wikipedia about "Shorts SC.7 Skyvan"
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