The Short Mayo Composite was a piggy-back long-range seaplane and flying boat combination produced by Short Brothers to provide a reliable long-range...
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airship/biplane composites led to the construction of two airborne aircraft carriers, while the British Short Mayo seaplane composite demonstrated successful...
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derivative that was later developed was the piggy-back Short Mayo Composite. The development of the Short Empire had been heavily influenced by its primary...
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(1933) Short S.18 Knuckleduster (1933) Short L.17 Scylla (1934) Short S.19 Singapore III (1934) Short S.20 Mercury (1937 Short Mayo Composite) Short S.21...
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Indian ethnic tribe of Rajputs James Mayo, pen name of Stephen Coulter (born 1913/14), English author Short Mayo Composite, a piggy-back long-range seaplane/flying...
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Murphy Mayo (1836–1896), American politician from Virginia Robert H. Mayo, British aircraft designer of the Short Mayo Composite aircraft Sarah Jim Mayo (1858–1918)...
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The Short 360 (also SD3-60; also Shorts 360) is a commuter aircraft that was built by UK manufacturer Short Brothers during the 1980s. The Short 360 seats...
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The Short Tucano is a two-seat turboprop basic trainer built by Short Brothers in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is a licence-built version of the Brazilian...
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produced. The Short 360 was a development of the Short 330. The Short 330 was developed by Short Brothers of Belfast from Short's earlier Short Skyvan STOL...
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Mother ship (category Articles with short description)
experimental flying boat served as the mother ship component of the Short Mayo Composite two-plane maritime trans-Atlantic project design in the 1930s. The...
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The Short S.25 Sunderland is a British flying boat patrol bomber, developed and constructed by Short Brothers for the Royal Air Force (RAF). The aircraft...
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The Short Stirling was a British four-engined heavy bomber of the Second World War. It has the distinction of being the first four-engined bomber to be...
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The Short SC.7 Skyvan (nicknamed the "Flying Shoebox") is a British 19-seat twin-turboprop aircraft manufactured by Short Brothers of Belfast, Northern...
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The Short C-23 Sherpa is a small military transport aircraft built by Short Brothers. It was designed to operate from unpaved runways and make short takeoff...
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The Short Belfast (or Shorts Belfast) is a heavy lift turboprop freighter that was built by British manufacturer Short Brothers at Belfast. Only 10 aircraft...
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Piggyback (transportation) (category Articles with short description)
the 1942 Japanese submarine attack on Sydney. The 1930s British Short Mayo Composite, in which a smaller, four-engine floatplane aircraft named Mercury...
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The Short S.25 Sandringham is a British civilian flying boat designed and originally produced by Short Brothers. They were produced as conversions of the...
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Mail plane (category Articles with short description)
carry mail along with bulk cargo, aboard converted airliners. Airmail Volumetric weight Short Mayo Composite "U.S. Air Mail Service - 90th Anniversary"....
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The Short SB.4 Sherpa was an experimental aircraft designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Short Brothers. Only a single example was...
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The Short No.3 Biplane was an early British aircraft built by Short Brothers in the late 1900s. The Short No.3 biplane was a follow-on to the company's...
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Assisted take-off (category Articles with short description)
faster and farther than a single individual aircraft (for example the Short Mayo Composite). Hot air balloons have acted as "motherships" to hang gliders and...
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The Short S.14 Sarafand was a British biplane flying boat built by Short Brothers. It was planned as a general reconnaissance aircraft for military service...
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The Short Shetland was a British high-speed, long-range, four-engined flying boat built by Short Brothers at Rochester, Kent for use in the Second World...
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English Electric Canberra (redirect from Short SC.6)
requirement, including English Electric. The firm was among those companies to be short-listed to proceed with development studies. By June 1945, the aircraft that...
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The Short SB.6 Seamew was a British aircraft designed in 1951 by David Keith-Lucas of Shorts as a lightweight anti-submarine platform to replace the Royal...
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The Short SA.4 Sperrin (named after the Sperrin Mountains) was a British jet bomber design of the early 1950s, built by Short Brothers and Harland of...
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Transatlantic flight (category Articles with short description)
its destination. The Short Mayo Composite project, co-designed by Mayo and Shorts chief designer Arthur Gouge, comprised the Short S.21 Maia, (G-ADHK)...
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The Short Solent is a passenger flying boat that was produced by Short Brothers in the late 1940s. It was developed from the Short Seaford, itself a development...
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The Short Silver Streak was the first British all-metal aircraft. It was designed and built by Short Brothers at Rochester, Kent, England. Although Flight...
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Imperial Airways (category Articles with short description)
Lagos on 15 October 1936. In 1937 with the introduction of Short Empire flying boats built at Short Brothers, Imperial Airways could offer a through-service...
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