Short S.8 Calcutta

The Short Calcutta or S.8 was a civilian biplane airliner flying boat made by Short Brothers.

* Short S.8 Calcutta — three-engined commercial biplane flying boat (1920s) * Short S.1
FSX/ FS2004 Short S.8 Calcutta The Short Calcutta was a three- engined, British flying boat airliner, used by Imperial Airways from 1928 to 1939. Works with FSX as well as FS2004.2
license-built Short S.3

Made by Short Brothers.

It is the successor of the Short Singapore ,

Short S.8 Calcutta is the predecessor of the Breguet 521.Short Rangoon.

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Short S.8 Calcutta is work of Mr. Nagasaki. 3 x Saito 30. So beautiful. There more photos in these pages. Awakichi-san's site. http://awakichi.web.fc2.com/mrc/2008/jun1/jun1.5
Height Main
723.9
Height Alt
7.24 m
Predecessor
Short Singapore
Length Alt
20.35 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
22500.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Range Main
650 mi
Max Speed Alt
103
Type Of Prop
radial engine
Crew
3
Max Speed Main
118 mph
Developed From
Short Singapore
Introduced
1928
Capacity
15
Cruise Speed Main
97 mph
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
10227.0
Ceiling Main
13500.0
Number Built
7
Successor
Breguet 521
Short Rangoon
Span Main
2834.64
Cruise Speed Alt
84
Area Main
1825.0
Primary user
Span Alt
28.35 m
Plane Or Copter?
Power Alt
403.0
Engine(prop)
Bristol Jupiter IXF
Manufacturer
First Flight
14
Climb Rate Main
750.0
Power Main
540 hp
Number Of Props
3
Climb Rate Alt
3.8 m-s
Variants With Their Own Articles
Breguet 521
Short Rangoon
Length Main
2034.54
Area Alt
170 m²
Range Alt
565
Related
*Short Rangoon*Breguet 521 Bizerte
Empty Weight Main
13845.0
Ceiling Alt
4
120 m
Empty Weight Alt
6293.0
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