Short Biplane No. 2
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The Short No.2 was an early British aircraft built by Short Brothers for J.T.C. Moore-Brabazon. It was used by him to win the £1,000 prize offered by the Daily Mail newspaper for the first closed-circuit flight of over a mile (1.6 km) to be made in a British aircraft.
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Short Biplane No.2 | |
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Role | Experimental aircraft |
National origin | United Kingdom |
Manufacturer | Short Brothers |
Designer | Horace Short |
First flight | 27 September 1909 |
Introduction | 1909 |
Number built | 1 |
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