Short S.25 Sandringham
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The Short S.25 Sandringham was a British flying boat airliner developed from the Short Sunderland military patrol aircraft and used for long-range passenger services in the mid-20th century.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airliner
ⓘ
flying boat ⓘ flying boat airliner ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | transport aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | fixed-wing ⓘ |
| aircraftFamily | Short S.25 family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftStatus | retired from airline service ⓘ |
| aircraftType | civilian airliner ⓘ |
| airframeOrigin | converted Short Sunderland ⓘ |
| basedOnMilitaryAircraft | Short Sunderland patrol bomber ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | metal airframe ⓘ |
| conversionType | military-to-civil conversion ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewType | multi-crew ⓘ |
| designedFor | water-based operations ⓘ |
| designFeature |
boat hull fuselage
ⓘ
high-mounted wing with bracing ⓘ radial piston engines ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Short Sunderland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | four-engine ⓘ |
| era | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| firstFlightApproximateDate | mid-1940s ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | example of postwar flying boat airliner ⓘ |
| introducedApproximateDate | 1940s ⓘ |
| landingCapability | water landing ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Short Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 4 ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment | maritime ⓘ |
| operatorType | airlines ⓘ |
| originatedAs | civil conversion of surplus military aircraft ⓘ |
| passengerServiceType | scheduled airline service ⓘ |
| primaryUse | commercial passenger service ⓘ |
| propulsion | piston engine ⓘ |
| registrationCategory | civil aircraft ⓘ |
| role | long-range passenger transport ⓘ |
| successorTo | wartime Short Sunderland in civil role ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| takeoffCapability | water takeoff ⓘ |
| usedFor |
long-range routes
ⓘ
over-water services ⓘ |
| usedIn | post-World War II period ⓘ |
| usedOn |
oceanic routes
ⓘ
remote coastal routes ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | high-wing ⓘ |
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