Short Admiralty 166

1914


	Virtual Aircraft Museum / United Kingdom / Short

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Specification

ENGINE	1 x 200hp Salmson 14-cylinder water-cooled radial engine
WEIGHTS
Take-off weight	2079 kg	4583 lb
Empty weight	1589 kg	3503 lb
DIMENSIONS
Wingspan	17.45 m	57 ft 3 in
Length	12.37 m	41 ft 7 in
Height	4.29 m	14 ft 1 in
Wing area	53.23 m²	572.96 sq ft
PERFORMANCE
Max. speed	100 km/h	62 mph
Ceiling	2499 m	8200 ft
ARMAMENT	3 x 50kg bombs or a torpedo

Comments

Barry, 12.04.2016 13:31

The Short S.90 became the 166 when six of them entered Royal Navy service aboard H.M.S. Ark Royal and inherited the number "166" by way of the then naval practise of giving the type the last sequential serial number; hence 161 - 166. Straight forward enough, after all this would be the same admiralty that would go on an order such aircraft as the Roc, Fulmar, and Barracuda! A further 20 Short 166's were built by Westland.

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