Short Calcutta
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The Short Calcutta was a British three-engined flying boat airliner of the late 1920s, used primarily on Imperial Airways’ Mediterranean and Empire routes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Short Calcutta canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airliner
ⓘ
flying boat ⓘ three-engined aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory |
civil aircraft
ⓘ
transport aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration |
cantilever monoplane
ⓘ
high-wing ⓘ |
| aircraftRole |
commercial flying boat
ⓘ
mail transport ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | metal hull ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedFor | medium-range routes ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| engineCount | 3 ⓘ |
| engineType | radial piston engine ⓘ |
| enteredServicePeriod | late 1920s ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Imperial Airways ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1928 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Short Brothers ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Imperial Airways ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment | maritime ⓘ |
| operatorType | flag carrier ⓘ |
| propulsion | propeller-driven ⓘ |
| takeoffAndLanding | water ⓘ |
| usedBy | British civil aviation ⓘ |
| usedFor | passenger transport ⓘ |
| usedOnRoute |
Empire routes
ⓘ
Mediterranean routes ⓘ |
| wingPlacement | parasol wing ⓘ |
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