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Short Kent

Index Short Kent

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. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 31 relations: Aileron, Alexandria, Anodizing, Anton Flettner, Brindisi, Bristol Jupiter, Crete, Duralumin, Egypt, Elounda, Flight International, Flying boat, Imperial Airways, John Lankester Parker, Pantry, Pullman train (UK), Radial engine, Scylla, Servo tab, Short Brothers, Short S.8 Calcutta, Short Scylla, Short Singapore, Stainless steel, Syrinx, Tailplane, Test pilot, Valet, Vertical stabilizer, 1931 in aviation, 1938 in aviation.

  2. 1930s British airliners

Aileron

An aileron (French for "little wing" or "fin") is a hinged flight control surface usually forming part of the trailing edge of each wing of a fixed-wing aircraft.

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Alexandria

Alexandria (الإسكندرية; Ἀλεξάνδρεια, Coptic: Ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ - Rakoti or ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲁ) is the second largest city in Egypt and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast.

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Anodizing

Anodizing is an electrolytic passivation process used to increase the thickness of the natural oxide layer on the surface of metal parts.

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Anton Flettner

Anton Flettner (1 November 1885 – 29 December 1961) was a German aviation engineer and inventor.

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Brindisi

Brindisi is a city in the region of Apulia in southern Italy, the former capital of the province of Brindisi, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea.

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Bristol Jupiter

The Bristol Jupiter is a British nine-cylinder single-row piston radial engine that was built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company.

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Crete

Crete (translit, Modern:, Ancient) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica.

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Duralumin

Duralumin (also called duraluminum, duraluminium, duralum, dural(l)ium, or dural) is a trade name for one of the earliest types of age-hardenable aluminium–copper alloys.

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Egypt

Egypt (مصر), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the Sinai Peninsula in the southwest corner of Asia.

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Elounda

Elounda (Elúnda), alternatively transliterated as Elounta or Elouda, is a small town on the northern coast of the island of Crete, Greece.

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Flight International

Flight International is a monthly magazine focused on aerospace.

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Flying boat

A flying boat is a type of fixed-winged seaplane with a hull, allowing it to land on water. Short Kent and flying boat are flying boats.

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Imperial Airways

Imperial Airways was an early British commercial long-range airline, operating from 1924 to 1939 and principally serving the British Empire routes to South Africa, India, Australia and the Far East, including Malaya and Hong Kong.

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John Lankester Parker

John Lankester Parker OBE FRAeS Hon.

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Pantry

A pantry is a room or cupboard where beverages, food, (sometimes) dishes, household cleaning products, linens or provisions are stored within a home or office.

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Pullman train (UK)

Pullman trains in Great Britain were mainline luxury railway services that operated with first-class coaches and a steward service, provided by the British Pullman Car Company (PCC) from 1874 until 1962, and then by British Railways from 1962 until 1972.

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Radial engine

The radial engine is a reciprocating type internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders "radiate" outward from a central crankcase like the spokes of a wheel.

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Scylla

In Greek mythology, Scylla (lang|Skýlla) is a legendary, man-eating monster who lives on one side of a narrow channel of water, opposite her counterpart, the sea-swallowing monster Charybdis.

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Servo tab

A servo tab is a small hinged device installed on an aircraft control surface to assist the movement of the control surfaces.

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Short Brothers

Short Brothers plc, usually referred to as Shorts or Short, is an aerospace company based in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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Short S.8 Calcutta

The Short Calcutta or S.8 was a civilian biplane airliner flying boat made by Short Brothers. Short Kent and Short S.8 Calcutta are flying boats and Short Brothers aircraft.

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Short Scylla

The Short L.17 Scylla was a British four-engined 39-seat biplane airliner designed and built by Short Brothers at the request of Imperial Airways to supplement the Handley Page H.P.42 fleet already in service after Handley Page quoted an excessive price for two additional H.P.42s. Short Kent and Short Scylla are 1930s British airliners, four-engined piston aircraft, four-engined tractor aircraft and Short Brothers aircraft.

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Short Singapore

The Short Singapore was a British multi-engined biplane flying boat built after the First World War. Short Kent and Short Singapore are flying boats and Short Brothers aircraft.

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Stainless steel

Stainless steel, also known as inox, corrosion-resistant steel (CRES), and rustless steel, is an alloy of iron that is resistant to rusting and corrosion.

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Syrinx

In classical Greek mythology, Syrinx (Greek Σύριγξ) was an Arcadian nymph and a follower of Artemis, known for her chastity.

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Tailplane

A tailplane, also known as a horizontal stabilizer, is a small lifting surface located on the tail (empennage) behind the main lifting surfaces of a fixed-wing aircraft as well as other non-fixed-wing aircraft such as helicopters and gyroplanes.

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Test pilot

A test pilot is an aircraft pilot with additional training to fly and evaluate experimental, newly produced and modified aircraft with specific maneuvers, known as flight test techniques.

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Valet

A valet or varlet is a male servant who serves as personal attendant to his employer.

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Vertical stabilizer

A vertical stabilizer or tail fin is the static part of the vertical tail of an aircraft.

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1931 in aviation

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1931.

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1938 in aviation

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1938.

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See also

1930s British airliners

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Kent

Also known as Short S.17 Kent.