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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Short Belfast canonical | 1 |
| Short Belfast (testbed) | 1 |
Statements (43)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rolls-Royce Olympus
this entity surface form:
Short Belfast (testbed)