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The Short S.26 G-class was a large transport flying-boat with non-stop transatlantic capability intended for commercial service. Three aircraft were ordered by Imperial Airways with the help of an Air Ministry subsidy in view of their potential for military use. With the onset of World War II all three were pressed into military service; only one aircraft was in operation when hostilities ended remaining in service until 1947.

Airways, the Short S-26 G-class, was launched.1
Short S.26 Empire Boat - G-AFCI Sindlinger Hawker Hurricane - N33000 Special No.2
Short S.26 EMPIRE Flying boat Short S.30 EMPIRE Transport Flying boat Short S.33 EMPIRE Flying boat Handley Page HAMPDEN рб.3

Made by Short Brothers.

It is the successor of the Short Empire .

The British Short S.26 G-Class flying boat airliner was the only direct competitor to the 314. It was a larger, more powerful development of the S.4
The Short S.26 G-class was a large transport flying-boat with non-stop transatlantic capability intended for commercial service. Short S.27 The Short S.27 and its derivates, the Short Improved S.5
More Users
British Overseas Airways Corporation
Imperial Airways
Jet Or Prop
prop
Height Alt
11.46 m
Predecessor
Short Empire
Length Alt
30.9 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
73500.0
Power Alt
1029.0
Range Main
3
200 mi
Max Speed Alt
182
Type Of Prop
sleeve valve radial engines
Max Speed Main
209 mph
Developed From
Short Empire
Bombs
**8 × 500 lb bombs under the wings**20 × reconnaissance flares**28 × flame floats**8 × smoke floats
Capacity
38
Cruise Speed Main
180 mph
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
33400.0
Number Built
3
Crew
7
Cruise Speed Alt
157
Area Main
2160.0
Primary user
Royal Air Force
Span Alt
40.9 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Engine(prop)
Bristol Hercules IV
Manufacturer
Short Brothers
First Flight
21
Span Main
4094.48
Power Main
1
380 hp
Number Of Props
4
Guns
2
Empty Weight Alt
17100.0
Length Main
3088.64
Area Alt
201 m²
Range Alt
2783
Related
* Short Empire
Empty Weight Main
37705.0
Height Main
1145.54
Category
British airliners 1930-1939
Seaplanes and flying boats
Short Brothers aircraft

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