The Short S.17 Kent was a British 4-engined 15-seat biplane luxury flying-boat airliner, designed and built by Shorts to meet a requirement from Imperial Airways Limited for an aircraft with greater range than the Calcutta.

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  • The Short S.17 Kent was a British 4-engined 15-seat biplane luxury flying-boat airliner, designed and built by Shorts to meet a requirement from Imperial Airways Limited for an aircraft with greater range than the 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, there having been a political row which had led the Italian Government to ban British aircraft from its ports. 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" 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.
  • Die Short S.17 Kent war ein viermotoriges, als Doppeldecker ausgelegtes Flugboot des britischen Herstellers Short Brothers aus den 1930er Jahren. Die drei als Nachfolger der S.8 Calcutta entwickelten Flugzeuge boten Platz für fünfzehn Passagiere.
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  • 245 m²
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  • 2,640 ft²
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  • 16 (xsd:integer)
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  • 5,340 m
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  • 17,500 ft
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  • 4.3 m/s
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  • 840 ft/min
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  • 4 (xsd:integer)
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  • 91 knots, 169 km/h
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  • 105 mph
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  • 9,300 kg
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  • 20,460 lb
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  • 8.51 m
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  • 28 ft 0 in
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  • prop
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  • 23.91 m
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  • 78 ft 5 in
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  • 14,545 kg
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  • 32,000 lb
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  • 119 knots, 220 km/h
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  • 137 mph
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  • 4 (xsd:integer)
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  • plane
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  • 414 kW
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  • 555 hp
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  • 391 (xsd:integer)
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  • 450 miles
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  • British Civil Aircraft 1919-1972 Jackson 1988, p.140.
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  • 34.45 m
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  • 113 ft 0 in
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  • air-cooled single-row radial poppet valve piston engine
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  • The Short S.17 Kent was a British 4-engined 15-seat biplane luxury flying-boat airliner, designed and built by Shorts to meet a requirement from Imperial Airways Limited for an aircraft with greater range than the Calcutta.
  • Die Short S.17 Kent war ein viermotoriges, als Doppeldecker ausgelegtes Flugboot des britischen Herstellers Short Brothers aus den 1930er Jahren. Die drei als Nachfolger der S.8 Calcutta entwickelten Flugzeuge boten Platz für fünfzehn Passagiere.
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  • Short Kent
  • Short S.17
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