Short Kent
A British four-engined biplane flying boat airliner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Short S.17 Kent was a British four-engined 15-seat biplane luxury flying boat airliner, designed and built by Shorts to meet a requirement from Imperial Airways for an aircraft with greater range than the Short Calcutta. The new aircraft was to have sufficient range to fly the stage from Mirabella, Crete, to Alexandria in Egypt without the need for refuelling stops in Italian colonial territory due to a political row which had led the Italian Government to ban British aircraft from its ports.
S.17 Kent | |
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Role | Biplane flying boat airliner |
Manufacturer | Short Brothers |
First flight | 24 February 1931 |
Introduction | 1931 |
Retired | 1938 |
Primary user | Imperial Airways |
Produced | 1930-1931 |
Number built | 3 |
Developed from | Short Calcutta |
Variants | Short Scylla |
Three aircraft were built, each receiving its own name: Scipio, Sylvanus and Satyrus; they were referred to collectively within Imperial Airlines as the Scipio Class flying boats. Each had an aircrew of three (two pilots and a radio operator/navigator) and a steward to prepare meals and light refreshments for the passengers.