Short Singapore Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Short Brothers (Rochester & Bedford) Ltd

First Flight:

5 January 1925

N177:

1 - Short Brothers

Singapore I:

1 - Short Brothers

Singapore II:

1 - Short Brothers

Singapore III:

37 - Short Brothers

Type Specification

Applies to:

Short Singapore III

Type:

General reconnaissance flying boat

Wing:

Unequal span, swept, unstaggered, two bay biplane. Metal structure, covered with fabric. Ailerons fitted to upper and lower planes

Hull:

Metal hull, mounted below lower wing

Tail Unit:

Braced monoplane type, with three fins and balanced rudders mounted above. Balanced elevators

Landing Gear:

None

Power Plant:

Two 675 hp Rolls-Royce Kestrel IX tractor and two 700 hp Rolls-Royce Kestrel VIII pusher engine mounted between the wings in pairs

Accommodation:

Crew of six in enclosed cockpit and cabin and three gun positions, one in nose and one amidships and one in tail

Armament:

Three Lewis guns, one in each position. 2,200 lb bomb load

Span:

90 ft

Length:

64 ft 2 in

Height:

23 ft 7 in

Wing Area:

1,834 sq ft

Empty:

20,364 lb

Loaded:

32,390 lb

Max Speed:

136 mph

Initial Climb:

700 ft/min

Service Ceiling:

15,000 ft

Range:

1,235 miles

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