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For the flying boat of the 1940s with the designation S.45, see <a href="/wiki/Short_Seaford" title="Short Seaford">Short Seaford</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <table class="infobox" style="width:25.5em;border-spacing:2px;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align: center; font-size: 125%;">S.45 </th></tr> <tr> <th>Role </th> <td>Seaplane trainer<sup id="cite_ref-JEA_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JEA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Type of aircraft</div> </td></tr> <tr> <th><span class="nowrap">National origin</span> </th> <td>United Kingdom </td></tr> <tr> <th>Manufacturer </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Short_Brothers" title="Short Brothers">Short Brothers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>First flight </th> <td>24 May 1912<sup id="cite_ref-Barnes_80-85_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnes_80-85-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Primary user </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a><sup id="cite_ref-JEA_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JEA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th><span class="nowrap">Number built</span> </th> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <th><span class="nowrap">Developed from</span> </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Short_S.36" title="Short S.36">Short S.36</a><sup id="cite_ref-IEA_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IEA-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>The <b>Short S.45</b> — also known as the <b>Short T.5</b><sup id="cite_ref-JEA_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JEA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after its naval serial number — was a training biplane built for Britain's <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> by <a href="/wiki/Short_Brothers" title="Short Brothers">Short Brothers</a> in 1912. It was the forerunner of another three identical aircraft (designated <b>S.48</b>, <b>S.49</b>, and <b>S.50</b> by Shorts) delivered to the Royal Navy and Royal Flying Corps during 1912 and 1913.<sup id="cite_ref-Barnes_80-85_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnes_80-85-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_Air_Service" title="Royal Naval Air Service">Royal Naval Air Service</a> was still operating the type when World War I broke out in 1914.<sup id="cite_ref-JEA_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JEA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design_and_development">Design and development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Short_S.45&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Design and development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The design was similar<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to that of the <a href="/wiki/Short_S.36" title="Short S.36">Short S.36</a>, a sporting biplane built for <a href="/wiki/Francis_McClean" title="Francis McClean">Frank McClean</a><sup id="cite_ref-Flight_922_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Flight_922-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which he lent to the <a href="/wiki/Eastchurch_airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastchurch airfield">Navy Flying School, Eastchurch</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-IEA_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IEA-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cdr <a href="/wiki/Charles_Rumney_Samson" title="Charles Rumney Samson">Charles Rumney Samson</a> and Capt <a href="/wiki/Eugene_Gerrard" title="Eugene Gerrard">Eugene Gerrard</a> test-flew the aircraft early in 1912.<sup id="cite_ref-Flight_922_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Flight_922-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The pleasing performance of the S.36 led to an order by the Admiralty for two aircraft of similar configuration, but differed in the engine fitted.<sup id="cite_ref-IEA_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IEA-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in March that year.<sup id="cite_ref-Flight_922_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Flight_922-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Barnes_80_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnes_80-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shorts delivered these as the <a href="/wiki/Short_S.41" title="Short S.41">S.41</a> and the <b>S.45</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-Barnes_80-85_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnes_80-85-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-IEA_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IEA-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The S.45 was an unequal-span <a href="/wiki/Interplane_struts" class="mw-redirect" title="Interplane struts">two-bay</a> biplane with a fuselage of square-cross section with the two seats in tandem in open cockpits .<sup id="cite_ref-Flight_923_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Flight_923-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The wire-braced wings were unstaggered, and the fuselage was mounted partway between them.<sup id="cite_ref-Flight_923_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Flight_923-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ailerons" class="mw-redirect" title="Ailerons">Ailerons</a> were fitted only to the upper wing.<sup id="cite_ref-Flight_923_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Flight_923-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The tail was cruciform in shape<sup id="cite_ref-Flight_923_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Flight_923-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the undercarriage was designed to be interchangeable to allow the S.45 to be flown as a seaplane or landplane.<sup id="cite_ref-Barnes_80-85_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnes_80-85-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The machine was powered by a single rotary engine in the nose, turning a two-blade propeller.<sup id="cite_ref-Flight_923_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Flight_923-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In seaplane configuration, the undercarriage consisted of a single broad pontoon mounted beneath the fuselage,<sup id="cite_ref-Flight_922_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Flight_922-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Flight_923_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Flight_923-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with airbags on short struts under each wing.<sup id="cite_ref-Flight_923_7-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Flight_923-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A third airbag was later fitted under the tail to keep it out of the water while the aircraft was under tow.<sup id="cite_ref-Barnes_80-85_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnes_80-85-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operational_history">Operational history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Short_S.45&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Operational history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The S.45 flew for the first time on 24 May 1912 as a landplane with Lt <a href="/w/index.php?title=Spencer_Grey&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Spencer Grey (page does not exist)">Spencer Grey</a> at the controls, and was accepted for Navy service with the serial number T.5<sup id="cite_ref-Barnes_80-85_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnes_80-85-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ("T" signifying "<a href="/wiki/Tractor_configuration" title="Tractor configuration">tractor</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-Flight_922_5-4" 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Together with the S.41, the aircraft participated in the Naval Review at <a href="/wiki/Portsmouth" title="Portsmouth">Portsmouth</a> in July.<sup id="cite_ref-Barnes_80-85_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnes_80-85-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was soon joined in service by the S.48 (serial 413), which Capt Gerrard delivered to the <a href="/wiki/Central_Flying_School" title="Central Flying School">Central Flying School</a> at <a href="/wiki/Upavon" title="Upavon">Upavon</a> on 10 October.<sup id="cite_ref-Barnes_86-87_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnes_86-87-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although evaluated by Capt <a href="/wiki/John_Salmond" title="John Salmond">John Salmond</a> as underpowered,<sup id="cite_ref-Barnes_86-87_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnes_86-87-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it flew regularly until damaged beyond repair in a landing accident on 3 December when it stalled on approach.<sup id="cite_ref-Barnes_86-87_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnes_86-87-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Meanwhile, the S.45 underwent considerable modification, including a new engine cowling, a built-up coaming around the cockpits, revised ailerons, and upper wings of greater span. The wing extensions were braced with a <a href="/wiki/Kingpost" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingpost">kingpost</a> and wires.<sup id="cite_ref-Barnes_80-85_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnes_80-85-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Flight_923_7-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Flight_923-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its serial was changed from "T.5" to simply "5" when army and navy aircraft serials were merged into one system in late 1912.<sup id="cite_ref-Barnes_80-85_2-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnes_80-85-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1913,<sup id="cite_ref-Flight_922_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Flight_922-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the S.45 was stationed at Carlingnose, near <a href="/wiki/Rosyth" title="Rosyth">Rosyth</a>, where it suffered a landing accident and capsized on 4 October.<sup id="cite_ref-Barnes_80-85_2-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnes_80-85-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the start of 1913, the Central Flying School received two further examples of the type: Capt Gerrard delivered the S.50 (serial 424) on 17 February and the S.49 (serial 423) on 22 February.<sup id="cite_ref-Barnes_86-87_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnes_86-87-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Not long after, these aircraft disappeared from the records when their serial numbers were reassigned to two <a href="/wiki/Royal_Aircraft_Factory_B.E.8" title="Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.8">Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.8s</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eventually, stripped of their engines and identities, the War Office declared the two airframes to be surplus to requirements, and transferred them to the Admiralty in August 1914.<sup id="cite_ref-Barnes_86-87_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnes_86-87-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Royal Naval Air Service hands, the aircraft were re-engined with 100-hp (75-kW) Clerget rotary engines and assigned serial numbers 1268 and 1279.<sup id="cite_ref-Barnes_86-87_8-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnes_86-87-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The RNAS operated them at the Navy Flying School<sup id="cite_ref-Barnes_86-87_8-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Barnes_86-87-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and they remained in service at the outbreak of World War I.<sup id="cite_ref-JEA_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JEA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operators">Operators</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Short_S.45&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Operators"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, 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James 1989, p.87</p><p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>General characteristics</b></span> </p><ul><li><b>Crew:</b> two, pilot and instructor</li> <li><b>Length:</b> 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)</li> <li><b>Wingspan:</b> 42 ft 0 in (12.80 m)</li> <li><b>Wing area:</b> 450 sq ft (42 m<sup>2</sup>)</li> <li><b>Empty weight:</b> 1,080 lb (490 kg)</li> <li><b>Gross weight:</b> 1,500 lb (680 kg)</li> <li><b>Powerplant:</b> 1 × <a href="/wiki/Gnome_Gamma" title="Gnome Gamma">Gnome Gamma</a> 7-cylinder <a href="/wiki/Rotary_engine" title="Rotary engine">rotary engine</a>, 70 hp (52 kW)</li></ul> <p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>Performance</b></span> </p> <ul><li><b>Maximum speed:</b> 60 mph (97 km/h, 52 kn)</li> <li><b>Endurance:</b> 5 hr</li></ul> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Short_S.45&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-JEA-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-JEA_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-JEA_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-JEA_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-JEA_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-JEA_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Taylor 1989, p.801</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Barnes_80-85-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Barnes_80-85_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Barnes_80-85_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Barnes_80-85_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Barnes_80-85_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Barnes_80-85_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Barnes_80-85_2-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Barnes_80-85_2-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Barnes_80-85_2-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Barnes_80-85_2-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Barnes_80-85_2-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Barnes & James 1989, pp.80–85</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-IEA-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-IEA_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-IEA_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-IEA_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-IEA_3-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft</i>, p.2912</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">indeed, so similar that at least some sources such as <i>Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War I</i> (p.78) and Thetford's <i>British Naval Aircraft Since 1912</i> (p.455) treat the S.36 and S.45 types as one and the same.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Flight_922-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Flight_922_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Flight_922_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Flight_922_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Flight_922_5-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Flight_922_5-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Flight_922_5-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Bruce 1956, p.922.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Barnes_80-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Barnes_80_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Barnes & James 1989, p.80</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Flight_923-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Flight_923_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Flight_923_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Flight_923_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Flight_923_7-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Flight_923_7-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Flight_923_7-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Flight_923_7-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Flight_923_7-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Bruce 1956, p.923.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Barnes_86-87-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Barnes_86-87_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Barnes_86-87_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Barnes_86-87_8-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Barnes_86-87_8-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Barnes_86-87_8-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Barnes_86-87_8-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Barnes_86-87_8-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Barnes & James 1989, pp.86–87</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Barnes & James (1989, p. 86–87) describes these reassignments as examples of an accounting trick perpetrated by the <a href="/wiki/War_Office" title="War Office">War Office</a>. The ruse was intended to disguise how few serviceable aircraft were actually available to the Royal Flying Corps when <a href="/wiki/J._E._B._Seely,_1st_Baron_Mottistone" title="J. E. B. Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone">Colonel Seely</a>, Secretary of State for War, was questioned on this topic by his political opponents in parliament.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Short_S.45&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFBarnesDerek_N._James1989" class="citation book cs1">Barnes, C. 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title="Special:EditPage/Template:Short Brothers aircraft"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Short_Brothers_aircraft" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Short_Brothers" title="Short Brothers">Short Brothers</a> aircraft</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pre-1921</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Short_No.1_biplane" title="Short No.1 biplane">Biplane No.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Biplane_No._2" title="Short Biplane No. 2">Biplane No.2</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Short_No._3_biplane&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Short No. 3 biplane (page does not exist)">Biplane No.3</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Short-Wright_biplane&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Short-Wright biplane (page does not exist)">Short-Wright biplane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dunne_D.5" title="Dunne D.5">Dunne D.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.27" title="Short S.27">Improved S.27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.27#Short_Triple_Twin" title="Short S.27">Triple-Twin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.27#Short_Tandem_Twin" title="Short S.27">Tandem-Twin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Triple_Tractor" title="Short Triple Tractor">Triple-Tractor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Bomber" title="Short Bomber">Bomber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Sporting_Type" title="Short Sporting Type">Sporting Type</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Silver_Streak" title="Short Silver Streak">Silver Streak</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Early 'S'<br />sequence:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.27" title="Short S.27">S.26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.27" title="Short S.27">S.27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.27" title="Short S.27">S.28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.27" title="Short S.27">S.29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.27" title="Short S.27">S.32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.27" title="Short S.27">S.33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.27" title="Short S.27">S.34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.27" title="Short S.27">S.35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.36" title="Short S.36">S.36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.38" title="Short S.38">S.38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.27" title="Short S.27">S.39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.41" title="Short S.41">S.41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.27" title="Short S.27">S.43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.27" title="Short S.27">S.44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.36" title="Short S.36">S.45</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">S.48</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">S.49</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">S.50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.41" title="Short S.41">S.51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.41" title="Short S.41">S.52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.41" title="Short S.41">S.53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.38" title="Short S.38">S.62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.80" title="Short S.80">S.80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.81" title="Short S.81">S.81</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">'N' sequence:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Short_Shirl" title="Short Shirl">N.1B</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Short_N.2A&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Short N.2A (page does not exist)">N.2A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_N.2B" title="Short N.2B">N.2B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Cromarty" title="Short Cromarty">N.3</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Admiralty Types:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.27#Short_Triple_Twin" title="Short S.27">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.41#Variants" title="Short S.41">42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Admiralty_Type_74" title="Short Admiralty Type 74">74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Admiralty_Type_81" title="Short Admiralty Type 81">81</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Admiralty_Type_166" title="Short Admiralty Type 166">135</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Type_827" title="Short Type 827">136</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Admiralty_Type_166" title="Short Admiralty Type 166">166</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Type_184" title="Short Type 184">184</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Type_827" title="Short Type 827">301</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Type_320" title="Short Type 320">310</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Type_320" title="Short Type 320">320</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Type_827" title="Short Type 827">827</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Type_827" title="Short Type 827">830</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Post-1921<br />sequence</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Short_Cockle" title="Short Cockle">S.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Felixstowe_F.5" title="Felixstowe F.5">S.2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Springbok" title="Short Springbok">S.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Satellite" title="Short Satellite">S.4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Singapore" title="Short Singapore">S.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.6_Sturgeon" title="Short S.6 Sturgeon">S.6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Mussel" title="Short Mussel">S.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.8_Calcutta" title="Short S.8 Calcutta">S.8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Rangoon" title="Short Rangoon">S.8/8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Gurnard" title="Short Gurnard">S.10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Valetta" title="Short Valetta">S.11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Singapore" title="Short Singapore">S.12</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Sarafand" title="Short Sarafand">S.14</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kawanishi_H3K" title="Kawanishi H3K">S.15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Scion" title="Short Scion">S.16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Kent" title="Short Kent">S.17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Scylla" title="Short Scylla">L.17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Knuckleduster" title="Short Knuckleduster">S.18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Singapore" title="Short Singapore">S.19</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Mayo_Composite" title="Short Mayo 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S.32">S.32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Empire" title="Short Empire">S.33</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Short_B.1/39&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Short B.1/39 (page does not exist)">S.34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Shetland" title="Short Shetland">S.35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Stirling" title="Short Stirling">S.36</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Stirling" title="Short Stirling">S.37</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Sturgeon" title="Short Sturgeon">S.38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Sturgeon" title="Short Sturgeon">S.39</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Shetland" title="Short Shetland">S.40</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Short_N.7/46&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Short N.7/46 (page does not exist)">S.41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Sperrin" title="Short Sperrin">S.42</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Short_SA.5&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Short SA.5 (page does not exist)">S.43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Sealand" title="Short Sealand">S.44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Seaford" title="Short Seaford">S.45 (I)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Solent" title="Short Solent">S.45 (II)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Short_S.46&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Short S.46 (page does not exist)">S.46</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Short_S.47&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Short S.47 (page does not exist)">S.47</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Short_X.30/46&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Short X.30/46 (page does not exist)">S.48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Tucano" title="Short Tucano">S.312</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Society_of_British_Aerospace_Companies#SBAC_aircraft_designations" title="Society of British Aerospace Companies">S.B.A.C</a><br />sequence</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Short_Sturgeon" title="Short Sturgeon">SA.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Sturgeon" title="Short Sturgeon">SA.2</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Short_N.7/46&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Short N.7/46 (page does not exist)">SA.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Sperrin" title="Short Sperrin">SA.4</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Short_SA.5&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Short SA.5 (page does not exist)">SA.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Sealand" title="Short Sealand">SA.6</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Short_S.46&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Short S.46 (page does not exist)">SA.7</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Short_S.47&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Short S.47 (page does not exist)">SA.8</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Short_X.30/46&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Short X.30/46 (page does not exist)">SA.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_SB.1" title="Short SB.1">SB.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Sealand" title="Short Sealand">SB.2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Sturgeon" title="Short Sturgeon">SB.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_SB.4_Sherpa" title="Short SB.4 Sherpa">SB.4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_SB.5" title="Short SB.5">SB.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Seamew" title="Short Seamew">SB.6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Sealand" title="Short Sealand">SB.7</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Short_SB.8&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Short SB.8 (page does not exist)">SB.8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Sturgeon" title="Short Sturgeon">SB.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_SC.1" title="Short SC.1">SC.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Seamew" title="Short Seamew">SC.2</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Short_P.D.16&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Short P.D.16 (page does not exist)">SC.3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_Electric_Canberra" title="English Electric Canberra">SC.4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Belfast" title="Short Belfast">SC.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_Electric_Canberra" title="English Electric Canberra">SC.6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_SC.7_Skyvan" title="Short SC.7 Skyvan">SC.7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_SC.1" title="Short SC.1">SC.8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_Electric_Canberra" title="English Electric Canberra">SC.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_Electric_Canberra" title="English Electric Canberra">SD.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_AQM-37_Jayhawk" title="Beechcraft AQM-37 Jayhawk">SD.2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_330" title="Short 330">SD.3-30/330</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_360" title="Short 360">SD.3-60/360</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Names</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Short_Belfast" title="Short Belfast">Belfast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Bomber" title="Short Bomber">Bomber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Empire" title="Short Empire">'C-Class'</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.8_Calcutta" title="Short S.8 Calcutta">Calcutta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Springbok" title="Short Springbok">Chamois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Cockle" title="Short Cockle">Cockle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Cromarty" title="Short Cromarty">Cromarty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Crusader" title="Short Crusader">Crusader</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Empire" title="Short Empire">Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Folder" title="Short Folder">'Folder'</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.26" title="Short S.26">'G-Class'</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gnosspelius_Gull" title="Gnosspelius Gull">Gnosspelius Gull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Gurnard" title="Short Gurnard">Gurnard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Kent" title="Short Kent">Kent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Knuckleduster" title="Short Knuckleduster">Knuckleduster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Mayo_Composite" title="Short Mayo Composite">Mercury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Mayo_Composite" title="Short Mayo Composite">Maia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Mussel" title="Short Mussel">Mussel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Nimbus" title="Short Nimbus">Nimbus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Rangoon" title="Short Rangoon">Rangoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Sandringham" title="Short Sandringham">Sandringham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Sarafand" title="Short Sarafand">Sarafand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Satellite" title="Short Satellite">Satellite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Scion" title="Short Scion">Scion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Scion_Senior" title="Short Scion Senior">Scion Senior</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Scylla" title="Short Scylla">Scylla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Seaford" title="Short Seaford">Seaford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Sealand" title="Short Sealand">Sealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Seamew" title="Short Seamew">Seamew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Shirl" title="Short Shirl">'Shamrock'</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_SB.4_Sherpa" title="Short SB.4 Sherpa">Sherpa (SB.4)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_C-23_Sherpa" title="Short C-23 Sherpa">Sherpa (C-23)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Shetland" title="Short Shetland">Shetland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Shirl" title="Short Shirl">Shirl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Sporting_Type" title="Short Sporting Type">'Shrimp'</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Silver_Streak" title="Short Silver Streak">Silver Streak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Singapore" title="Short Singapore">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_SC.7_Skyvan" title="Short SC.7 Skyvan">Skyvan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Solent" title="Short Solent">Solent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Sperrin" title="Short Sperrin">Sperrin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Sporting_Type" title="Short Sporting Type">Sporting Type</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Springbok" title="Short Springbok">Springbok</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Stirling" title="Short Stirling">Stirling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.6_Sturgeon" title="Short S.6 Sturgeon">Sturgeon (I)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Sturgeon" title="Short Sturgeon">Sturgeon (II)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Sunderland" title="Short Sunderland">Sunderland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.27#Short_Tandem_Twin" title="Short S.27">Tandem-Twin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Triple_Tractor" title="Short Triple Tractor">Triple-Tractor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.27#Short_Triple_Twin" title="Short S.27">Triple-Twin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Tucano" title="Short Tucano">Tucano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Valetta" title="Short Valetta">Valetta</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By type</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Airships:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/R31-class_airship" title="R31-class airship"><i>R31</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R31-class_airship" title="R31-class airship"><i>R32</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R38-class_airship" title="R38-class airship"><i>R38</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Bombers:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Short_Bomber" title="Short Bomber">Bomber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Seamew" title="Short Seamew">Seamew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Shirl" title="Short Shirl">Shirl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Sperrin" title="Short Sperrin">Sperrin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Stirling" title="Short Stirling">Stirling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Sturgeon" title="Short Sturgeon">Sturgeon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Experimental:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Short_Stirling" title="Short Stirling">M4 scale Stirling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gnosspelius_Gull" title="Gnosspelius Gull">Gnosspelius Gull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_SB.1" title="Short SB.1">SB.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_SB.4_Sherpa" title="Short SB.4 Sherpa">SB.4 Sherpa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_SB.5" title="Short SB.5">SB.5</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_SC.1" title="Short SC.1">SC.1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/English_Electric_Canberra" title="English Electric Canberra">SC.9</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Silver_Streak" title="Short Silver Streak">Silver Streak</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Fighters:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Short_Gurnard" title="Short Gurnard">Gurnard</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Gliders:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Short_Nimbus" title="Short Nimbus">Nimbus</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Racers:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Short_Crusader" title="Short Crusader">Crusader</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Maritime patrol &<br />reconnaissance:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Short_Empire" title="Short Empire">Empire/'C-Class'</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.26" title="Short S.26">'G-Class'</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Singapore" title="Short Singapore">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Rangoon" title="Short Rangoon">Rangoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Sarafand" title="Short Sarafand">Sarafand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Shetland" title="Short Shetland">Shetland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Springbok" title="Short Springbok">Springbok</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.6_Sturgeon" title="Short S.6 Sturgeon">Sturgeon (I)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Sturgeon" title="Short Sturgeon">Sturgeon (II)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Sunderland" title="Short Sunderland">Sunderland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Seaford" title="Short Seaford">Seaford</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Trainers:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.27" title="Short S.27">S.27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.27" title="Short S.27">Improved S.27</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.38" title="Short S.38">S.38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Sturgeon" title="Short Sturgeon">Sturgeon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Tucano" title="Short Tucano">Tucano</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Transports<br />& airliners:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Short_330" title="Short 330">330</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_360" title="Short 360">360</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Belfast" title="Short Belfast">Belfast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Empire" title="Short Empire">Short Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_S.26" title="Short S.26">G-Class</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Sunderland#Post-war_civilian_use" title="Short Sunderland">Hythe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Kent" title="Short Kent">Kent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Mayo_Composite" title="Short Mayo Composite">Short-Mayo Composite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Sandringham" title="Short Sandringham">Sandringham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Scion" title="Short Scion">Scion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Scion_Senior" title="Short Scion Senior">Scion Senior</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Short_Scylla" title="Short Scylla">Scylla</a></li> <li><a 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