Short Empire je bil štirimotorni leteči čoln, ki so ga zasnovali v Britaniji v 1930ih. Uporabljal se je zračni prevoz med britanskimi kolonijam v Afriki, Aziji, Avstraliji in tudi za lete v ZDA. Vzporedno s Empire-om so razvijali malce večjega patruljnega bombnika Short Sunderland in prototipnega Short Mayo Composite.
Prvi model S.23 je imel 5-člansko posadko in je lahko prevažal 17 potnikov in 2 toni tovora. Potovalna hitrost je bila 320 km/h.
Specifikacije (Shorts S.23)
Sklici
Glej tudi Short Mayo Composite Short S.26 Short Sunderland Boeing 314 Dornier Do 26 Kawanishi H6K Latécoère 611 Martin M-130 Potez-CAMS 141 Sikorsky S-42 Seznam vodnih in amfibijskih letal
Bibliografija BOAC At War - Part 2 - Aeroplane Monthly - August 1975
Vector site development of Sunderland through Empire boats
Zunanje povezave
British Aircraft of WW2 Century of Flight entry ATLANTIC ROUTINE Flight 1937 - contemporary article on Sikorksy S42 and Empire Caledonia operating across Atlantic LIFE photos by Margaret Bourke-White of CAVALIER and its competitor the Bermuda Clipper New York area 1937 LIFE photos by Margaret Bourke-White of CALEDONIA with a Beech Staggerwing near Central Park New York City July 1937 LIFE colour photos by Dmitri Kessel of CLARE at the La Guardia Marine Terminal New York City, during a series of mail/courier flights it, and CLYDE, operated to New York via Newfoundland during the Battle of Britain, 1940
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