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.

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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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Tasman Empire Airways Limited operatedAircraft Short S.25 Sandringham