Short SB.1
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The Short SB.1 was a British tailless glider designed by David Keith-Lucas and Professor Geoffrey T.R. Hill. Built by Shorts as a private research venture to test the concept of the aero-isoclinic wing, it was the first aircraft to incorporate this feature.
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Short SB.1 during landing c.1951 | |
Role | Experimental glider |
Manufacturer | Short Brothers |
Designer | David Keith-Lucas |
First flight | 14 July 1951 |
Status | Company experimental project |
Number built | 1 |
Variants | Short SB.4 Sherpa |
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It was in effect a one-third scale glider version of Keith-Lucas' ambitious preliminary design P.D.1,[1][2] intended to meet the Air Ministry's (V bomber) specification B.35/46, which was the basis for the Avro Vulcan, the Handley-Page Victor and the Vickers Valiant.