Short Belfast

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The Short Belfast was a British heavy-lift military transport aircraft developed in the 1960s, known for its large cargo capacity and service with the Royal Air Force.

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Short Belfast canonical 1
Short Belfast (testbed) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fixed-wing aircraft
heavy-lift transport aircraft
military transport aircraft
airForceDesignation Belfast C.1
airframeMaterial metal
cargoCapability heavy and outsized loads
category 1960s British military aircraft
Royal Air Force aircraft
surface form: Royal Air Force transport aircraft
configuration high-wing
t-tail
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
designedFor long-range transport
strategic airlift missions
developedBy Short Brothers
developedInDecade 1960s
engineType turboprop
era Cold War
feature large rear cargo door
pressurised cargo hold
firstFlight 1964
landingGear tricycle landing gear
manufacturer Short Brothers
namedAfter Belfast
natoReportingName Belfast
numberBuilt 10
operatedBy RAF Transport Command
operator No. 53 Squadron RAF
No. 99 Squadron RAF
originCity Belfast
powerplant Rolls-Royce Tyne turboprop
surface form: Rolls-Royce Tyne turboprop engine
primaryUser Royal Air Force
propulsion four turboprop engines
retiredFromService Royal Air Force
retirementPeriod late 1970s
role military cargo transport
strategic airlifter
serviceEntry 1966
status retired
tailType T-tail
usedBy Royal Air Force
usedFor military logistics
troop and equipment transport
wingType high-mounted wing

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Short Brothers notableProduct Short Belfast
Rolls-Royce Olympus turbojet usedInAircraft Short Belfast
subject surface form: Rolls-Royce Olympus
this entity surface form: Short Belfast (testbed)