Short L.17
Short L.17 Scylla | |
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Short L.17 Scylla |
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Type: | Airliner |
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Manufacturer: | |
First flight: |
March 26, 1934 |
Production time: |
1934 |
Number of pieces: |
2 |
The Short L.17 Scylla was a four-engine airliner made by the British manufacturer Short Brothers in the 1930s. It offered space for 39 passengers. From a biplane designed model, only two were built.
history
The L.17 was commissioned by the airline Imperial Airways , which needed an aircraft for its intra-European connections. In early 1933, Short Brothers began developing the Short S.17 Kent flying boat . The first flight of the prototype took place on March 26, 1934, in May the second aircraft was completed. The two machines were named Scylla and Syrinx .
The planes were used between London and Paris and other European destinations. Their slow speed turned out to be a disadvantage. In 1939 they came into the possession of the successor company BOAC . The following year they were decommissioned.
construction
The L.17 took over the airframe of the S.17 Kent. It was a biplane designed as an all-metal airplane with a rigid landing gear. The newly constructed box-shaped fuselage was located below the wings.
The four Bristol Jupiter XFBM - radial engines were located between the wings and made each 444 kW. In one of the machines, two of the engines were temporarily replaced with Bristol Perseus IIL engines for test purposes .
After a serious accident that forced the aircraft to be completely rebuilt, the Syrinx received four Bristol Pegasus XC engines, each with 492 kW.
Technical specifications
Parameter | Data |
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crew | 4th |
Passengers | 39 |
length | 25.50 m |
span | 34.40 m |
Wing area | 245 m² |
Takeoff mass | 14,500 kg |
Top speed | 165 km / h |
Engines | four radial engines Bristol Jupiter XFBM each with 444 kW (approx. 600 PS) |