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The S-104 was a Czechoslovakian built Mig-17 (F type model).
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The S-105 was a Czechoslovakian built Mig-19.
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The S-27 Alouette was a series of Canadian scientific research satellites first launched in 1962, and forming the first satellite built outside of the USA and USSR. The S-27 Alouette was part of the US-Canadian Topside Sounder programme, performing tests on the ionosphere and measuring galactic radio noise. The S-27 Alouette was an oblate spheroid, 107 cm in diameter and 86 cm tall and weighing 145 kg.
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The S-4 Kania 2 is a Polish two-seater glider-tug and general-purpose monoplane first flown in 1957. The S-4 Kania 2 is a braced parasol-wing monoplane with two open tandem cockpits, powered by a M-11D five-cylinder air-cooled radial engine providing a top speed of 180 kmh and a range of 800 km.
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The S-5 is a Soviet air-to-surface rocket carried by aircraft and helicopters, and fitted with a variety of nine different warheads including hollow-charge for anti-armour roles, high explosive, fragmentation and chaff. The S-5 has a flight speed of 640 m/s and a range of 4000 metres.
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The Sud-Ouest S.O. 30P Bretagne was a French airliner developed during the Second World War, and produced after the war. The Sud Ouest S.O. 30P Bretagne in its standard form carried 43 passengers and was powered by two Pratt and Whitney R-2800-B43 engines providing a cruising speed of 395 kmh and a range of 3000 km.
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The SA 365F is the naval version of the Dauphin 2 and has a folding rotor, Agrion radar and is armed with four AS 15TT anti-ship missiles.
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The SA 365M is the military version of the Dauphin 2, and is armed with eight HOT missiles and has accommodation for 13 soldiers.
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Saab are a Swedish aircraft and automobile manufacturer, originally founded as Svenska Aeroplan AB at Trollhattan in 1937 for the development and production of military aircraft. In 1939 SAAB was amalgamated with the Aircraft Division of the Svenska Jarnvagsverkstaderna rolling stock factory in Linkoping which had been making military and civilian aircraft since 1930.
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The Saab 105 (Swedish Air Force Designation Sk 60) is a Swedish two-seater trainer and light attack aircraft. It carries up to 700 kg of disposable stores on six hard points, three under each wing. The Saab 105 was conceived as a multi-purpose civil and military aircraft, and first flew in June 1963 and entered production with two Turbomeca Aubisque turbofans for the Swedish air force, which operates the type as the Sk 60A basic trainer with light attack capability, the Sk 60B attack aircraft with a maximum of 700 kg of disposable stores, and the Sk 60C attack and reconnaissance aircraft with a KB-18 camera in the nose. An up-rated version for export, the SAAB 105XT, produced for Austria as the Saab 105O with General Electric J85-GE-17B turbojets and greater weapons carrying ability (2000 kg) is also produced.
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The Saab 17 was a Swedish two- or three-seater dive-bomber and reconnaissance aircraft and seaplane of the Second World War. The Saab 17 was a cantilever mid-wing monoplane which could be fitted with retractable wheels, retractable skis or twin-float landing gear. The Saab 17 was powered by a Swedish-built Pratt and Whitney R-1830-S1C3G 14-cylinder radial air-cooled engine. The Saab 17 carried a bomb load in an internal bomb-bay, under the fuselage and under the wings.
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The Saab 18 was a Swedish three-seater light horizontal and dive bomber and long range reconnaissance aircraft of the Second World War. The Saab 18 was a mid-wing cantilever monoplane of all-metal construction powered by two Swedish-built Pratt and Whitney R-1830-S1C3G 14-cylinder radial air-cooled engines providing a top speed of 550 kmh. Armaments consisted of one fixed forward-firing machine-gun in the starboard side of the fuselage and upper and lower flexible gun positions at the rear of the cabin. Disposable ordnance was carried in a fuselage bomb-bay and under the wings.
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The Saab 21 was a Swedish single-seater fighter aircraft developed in 1941 as a national fighter to replace American and Italian fighter aircraft in the Swedish air force. The Saab 21 was a mid-wing cantilever monoplane that entered service after the end of the Second World War and remained in production until 1948. The
Saab 21 was powered by a Daimler Benz DB 605B 12-cylinder inverted-Vee piston engine providing a top speed of 640 kmh and a range of 750 km. Armaments consisted of one 20 mm cannon and two 13 mm machine-guns in the nose of the central nacelle.
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The Saab 29 Tunnan (military designation J 29, A 29 and S 29) was a Swedish single-seater jet-propelled interceptor fighter (J 29), ground attack fighter (A 29) and photographic reconnaissance (S 29)aircraft first flown as a prototype in 1948, entering service in 1951. The Saab 29F was a swept shoulder-wing cantilever monoplane of metal construction, and was the first swept-wing jet fighter to be put into large-scale production in western Europe. It was powered by a Svenska Flygmotor RM2 turbojet providing a top speed of 1060 kmh and a range of 1700 km. Armaments consisted of four 20 mm cannons and up to 500 kg of bombs or rockets.
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The Saab 305 A was a Swedish air-to-surface manually guided missile developed at the start of the 1960's primarily for fitting to Saab JA 37 Viggen aircraft. The Saab 305 A was 352 cm long, 30 cm in diameter, weighed about 300 kg and was fitted with a proximity fused specially designed warhead.
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The Saab 32 Lansen is a series of Swedish two-seater all-weather attack warplanes that entered service in 1955. The Saab A 32A Lansen is powered by a Svenska Flygmotor RM-5A2 turbojet providing a top speed of 1115 km and a range of 3220 km with auxiliary fuel tanks. The Saab A 32A Lansen is armed with four Hispano Mk 5 20 mm cannons in the sides of the nose and up to 1500 kg of disposable stores carried in four under-wing hard points. A variant, the Saab J 32B Lansen was developed as a night and all-weather interceptor during 1957 powered by a Svenska Flygmotor RM-6A turbojet and armed with four 30 mm m/55 cannons in the lower side of the nose and four Rb 24 (GAR-8 Sidewinder) air-to-air missiles carried under the wings.
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The Saab 90 A-2 Scandia was a Swedish twin-engined airliner conceived in 1944, and first flown in 1946. The Saab 90 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of metal construction powered by two Pratt and Whitney R-2180 E1 Twin-Wasp fourteen-cylinder radial air-cooled engines providing a top speed of 450 kmh and a range of 2510 km. The Saab 90 carried a crew of four with an optional additional fifth flight-mechanic and up to 24 passengers.
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The Saab 91 Safir is a Swedish basic flying trainer aircraft with liaison, armament-training and counter-insurgency capabilities first flown in 1945 which first entered service in 1947. The Saab 91 is a is a low-wing cantilever monoplane. The original Saab 91 prototype was powered by a De Havilland Gipsy Major IC engine, the first production models were powered by a De Havilland Gipsy Major 10 engine, the Saab 91B model (designated Sk 50 by the Royal Swedish Air Force) was powered by a Lycoming O-435-A engine providing a top speed of 275 kmh and a range of 1075 km, and the later Saab 91D model was powered by an Avco Lycoming 0-360-A1 A flat-four piston engine providing a top speed of 265 kmh and a range of 1060 km. The Saab 91 carries a crew of two and has provision for two passengers, or one litter or freight. When fitted armaments consist of two 7.92 mm machine-guns in the wings and light bombs or eight unguided rockets carried under the wings. Unarmed civilian touring variations were also produced, including the Saab 91C four-seater tourer, first flown in 1953, fitted with the Lycoming O-435-A engine as per the military Saab 91B model, providing a top speed of 270 kmh and a range of 900 km.
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The Saab J 35 Draken (SAAB-35A Draken) is a Swedish single-seater all-weather fighter and attack aircraft first flown as a prototype in 1955. The Saab J 35 Draken is a mid-wing cantilever 'double delta' monoplane powered by a Svenska Flygmotor RM6B Avon engine providing a top speed of Mach 1.8 and is armed with one 30 mm Aden M/55 cannon in the starboard wing and up to 4500 kg of disposable stores carried on nine hard points, three under the fuselage and three under each wing. For its time the Draken was a remarkably advanced aircraft. Designed from 1949 and tailored to the particular requirements of the Swedish air force, the J 35 first flew in October 1955 and was Western Europe's first operational supersonic fighter.
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The Saab JA 37 Viggen is a Swedish single-seater all weather interceptor with secondary attack capability first flown in 1967. The Saab JA 37 Viggen is powered by a Volvo Flygmotor RM-8B turbofan providing a top speed of Mach 2 and a maximum range of 1000 km depending upon load. It is armed with a 30 mm Oerlikon KCA cannon in a ventral pack offset to port but attached to the centreline hard point, and up to 6000 kg of disposable stores carried on seven hard points, three under the fuselage and two under each wing.
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The Saab MFI-15 Safari is a Swedish primary/basic flying trainer aircraft with liaison capabilities that first entered service in 1972. The Saab MFI-15A is powered by a Textron Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 flat-four piston engine providing a top speed of 365 kmh and a flying time of 5 hours 10 minutes. The Saab MFI-15 carries a crew of pupil and instructor or pilot and two passengers or a pilot and litter or a pilot and 300 kg of freight carried under the wings.
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The Saab MFI-17 Supporter is a Swedish counter-insurgency aircraft with forward air-control and liaison capabilities. The Saab MFI-17 was first flown in 1972, with production stopping in the late 1970's, only to be taken up by the Pakistani air force. The Saab MFI-17 is powered by a Textron Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 flat-four piston engine providing a top speed of 365 kmh and a range of five hours flying time. The Saab MFI-17 is manned by a single pilot and can carry two passengers in the cabin and up to 300 kg of disposable stores on six under-wing hard points.
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The SAN Jodel D140 Mousqetaire is a French short-range utility light transport aircraft with liaison capability first flown in 1958 as a low-wing cantilever monoplane of fabric-covered wooden construction. Various models were produced for the French air force including the D140E Mousqetaire IV used for basic training and glider towing and the D140R Abeille, a specialised glider-tug variant. The SAN Jodel D140 is powered by a Textron Lycoming O-360-A2A flat-four piston engine providing a top speed of 255 kmh and a range of 1400 km. The
SAN Jodel D140 carries a pilot and up to three passengers.
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The Short S-25/V Sandringham was a British passenger flying-boat of the 1940's modified from the Short Sunderland flying-boat. The Short S-25/V Sandringham was powered by four Bristol Pegasus 38 9-cylinder radial air-cooled engines providing a top speed of 346 kmh and a maximum range of 2520 km. The Short S-25/V Sandringham carried a crew of seven and up to 16 passengers in three passenger cabins, or 12 passengers with sleeping accommodation. The Short S-25/V Sandringham also had provision for carrying mail and freight.
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The Saunders Roe P531 was a British five-seater turbine-powered general-purpose helicopter developed in 1957 and first flown in 1958. The Saunders Roe P531 had a top speed of 195 kmh and an endurance of 3.5 hours flying time.
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The Saunders Roe SR/45 Princess was a British long-range transport flying-boat of the 1950's, work on which started in 1943. The Saunders Roe SR/45 Princess was a high-wing cantilever monoplane powered by ten Bristol Proteus 600 series turboprop engines in four coupled pairs and two single units providing a top speed of 610 kmh and a range of 8850 km.
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The Saunders Roe SRA/1 was a British single-seater fighter sea plane developed during the 1940's but never produced. The Saunders Roe SRA/1 was the first jet powered sea plane to fly, and was powered by two Metropolitan-Vickers F2/4 Beryl turbojets providing a top speed of 824 kmh. Armaments consisted of four 20 mm cannons. A single plane was manufactured and flown in 1947, but the project was scrapped despite the excellent speed and handling of the prototype.
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The Saunders ST-27 is a Canadian low wing cantilever monoplane, twin-turboprop light transport aircraft based upon the De Havilland DH 114. The Saunders ST-27 first flew as a proptype in 1969. The Saunders ST-27 is powered by two Pratt and Whitney PT6A-27 tuboprop engines providing a top speed of 408 kmh and a range of 1370 km. The Saunders ST-27 carries a crew of two with dual controls, and can seat up to 24 passengers.
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The Savoia-Marchetti SM 79 Sparviero was an Italian medium bomber aircraft of the Second World War. The Savoia-Marchetti SM 79 was a low-wing cantilever one-piece monoplane initially designed as a civil transport plane with accommodation for eight passengers during the 1930s, but was adapted for military use as a bomber/reconnaissance aircraft. The Savoia-Marchetti SM 79 was powered by three 780 hp Alfa Romeo 126 RC.34 9-cylinder radial piston engines providing a top speed of 430 kmh and a range of 1900 km. Armaments consisted of three 12.7 mm machine-guns, one 7.7 mm machine-gun and a bomb load of up to 1250 kg carried internally. The Savoia-Marchetti SM 79 was used by the Italian Air Force and also the armed services of Brazil, Croatia, Germany, Iraq, Romania, Spain and Yugoslavia.
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The Savoia-Marchetti SM 81 Pipistrello was an Italian bomber/transport aircraft of the Second World War developed from the Savoia-Marchetti SM 73 passenger airliner of the mid-1930s. The
Savoia-Marchetti SM 81 was powered by three 700 hp Piaggio P.X RC.35 9-cylinder radial piston engines providing a top speed of 340 kmh and a range of 2000 km. Armaments consisted of usually five 7.7 mm machine-guns and internally carried bomb load of up to 1000 kg.
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The Savoia-Marchetti SM 82 Canguru was an Italian heavy bomber/transport aircraft of the Second World War first flown in 1939 and developed from the Savoia-Marchetti SM 75 civil transport aircraft with the fuselage lengthened and deeper. When used as a transport aircraft, the Savoia- Marchetti SM 82 featured folding seats for forty passengers, though many more were often carried in an emergency. The Savoia-Marchetti SM 82 was powered by three 950 hp Alfa Romeo 128 RC.21 9-cylinder radial piston engines providing a top speed of 370 kmh and a range of 3000 km. Armaments consisted of one 12.7 mm machine-gun, four 7.7 mm machine-guns and up to 4000 kg of bombs.
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The Savoia-Marchetti SM 85 was an Italian single-seater dive-bomber and attack warplane of the Second World War in service from 1939 to 1940. The SM 85 was powered by two Piaggio P VII RC 35 radial piston engines giving a top speed of 365 kmh. Fixed armaments consisted of either one 0.5 inch calibre Breda-SAFAT or two 0.303 inch calibre Breda-SAFAT machine-guns mounted in the leading edges of the wings. Up to 500 kg of disposable stores were carried in a lower fuselage weapons bay, and generally comprised a single 250 kg or 500 kg bomb.
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The Akaflieg Braunschweig SB-5C Danzig was a German single-seat Standard Class high-performance sailplane first flown in 1959. The Akaflieg Braunschweig SB-5C Danzig was a shoulder-wing cantilever monoplane with a butterfly-type tail unit, of wooden construction and a top speed of 200 kmh in smooth air.
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The Akaflieg Braunschweig SB-7 Nimbus was a German single-seat Standard Class sailplane first flown in 1962. The Akaflieg Braunschweig SB-7 Nimbus was a shoulder-wing cantilever monoplane of glass-fibre construction and a top speed of 254 kmh in smooth air.
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The Akaflieg Braunschweig SB-8 was a German single-seat high-performance sailplane first flown in 1967. The Akaflieg Braunschweig SB-8 was a shoulder-wing cantilever monoplane of balsa wood, glass-fibre and plastic construction and a top speed of 200 kmh in smooth air.
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The Short SC.1 was a British single-seater VTOL research aircraft developed to specification ER143 for research in the field of vertical take-off and landing, and was the first fixed-wing VTOL aircraft built in the UK. Design and construction of the Short SC.1 began in 1954, the first aircraft being flown in 1957 at Boscombe Down, the first vertical-take off and transition to forward flight was made in 1960. The Short SC.1 was a mid-wing, delta-wing, cantilever monoplane of all-metal construction powered by five Rolls-Royce RB 108 turbojets providing a top speed of 396 kmh and a range of 240 km.
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Scanner was an American scientific spacecraft developed by Honeywell for NASA to measure the natural radiation gradients that define the horizon of Earth as seen from a spacecraft during a sub-orbital flight, and the altitude relationship of these gradients to the solid Earth horizon. Scanner comprised a probe launched by a two-stage solid-propellant booster.
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The Scheutzow Model B is an American lightweight, two-seater, side-by-side helicopter first flown in 1966. The Scheutzow Model B is powered by Lycoming IVO-360-A1A four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 137 kmh and a range of 320 km.
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The Schleicher AS-K 13 was a German two-seat tandem training and high-performance sailplane of the 1960's. The Schleicher AS-K 13 was a mid-wing cantilever monoplane of mixed construction and a top speed of 200 kmh in smooth air.
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The Schleicher K 7 was a German two-seater tandem high-performance training and sporting sailplane first flown in 1959. The Schleicher K 7 was a high-wing cantilever monoplane of fabric covered wood and steel-tube construction capable of a top speed of 200 kmh.
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The Schleicher K 8 B was a German single-seat training and sporting sailplane designed for amateur home-build, and first flown in 1957. The Schleicher K 8 B was of mixed construction and had a top speed of 190 kmh in smooth air.
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The Schleicher Ka 6 CR was a popular German single-seat Standard Class sailplane first flown in 1955. The Schleicher Ka 6 CR was a high-wing cantilever monoplane of wooden construction and a top speed of 200 kmh in smooth air. At the 1963 World Gliding Championships, more than half of the 38 entries in the Standard Class were Schleicher Ka 6 CR sailplanes.
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the Schleicher Ka 6 E was a German single-seat Standard Class sailplane first flown in 1965. the Schleicher Ka 6 E was a high-wing cantilever monoplane of wooden construction and a top speed of 200 kmh in smooth air.
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The Schneider ES 52 Mk IV Kookaburra was an Australian two-seat side-by-side training glider first flown in 1954. The Schneider ES 52 Mk IV was a high-wing cantilever monoplane of wooden construction with a top speed of 220 kmh in smooth air.
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The Schneider ES 59 Series 2 Arrow was an Australian single-seat general-purpose medium performance club sailplane developed as a replacement for the Grunau Baby and first flown in 1962. The Schneider E8 59 Series 2 was a high-wing cantilever monoplane of wooden construction with a maximum speed of 238 kmh in smooth air.
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The Schneider ES 60 Series 2 Boomerang was an Australian single-seat Standard Class sailplane designed for competition flying and first flown in 1964. The Schneider ES 60 Series 2 was a high-wing cantilever monoplane of wooden and glass-fibre construction with a top speed of 225 kmh in smooth air. In 1968 a Schneider ES 60 Series 2 held the all Australian national speed records over 100 km, 200 km and 300 km triangular courses at speeds of 86 kmh, 88 kmh and 95 kmh respectively.
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The Schramm Javelin was an American single-seat light helicopter designed during the early 1960's by a man unable to fly. The Schramm Javelin was designed to be very easy to fly, use very few components and be quick and easy to disassemble for maintenance. It was powered by a Continental O-200 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 137 kmh and an endurance of 2 hours 15 minutes flying time.
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The Schreder HP-14 was an American single-seat high-performance sailplane that won the 1966 US National Gliding Championships. The Schreder HP-14 was a shoulder-wing cantilever monoplane of aluminium construction with a butterfly tail plane and a top speed of 241 kmh in smooth air. Schreder HP-14 sailplanes were also made under license in the UK by Slingsby Sailplanes Ltd.
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The Schweizer Model 300 is an American three-seater utility light helicopter optimised for training. The Schweizer Model 300 is powered by a Textron Lycoming HIO-360-A1 A flat-four piston engine providing a top speed of 169 kmh and a range of 483 km.
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The Schweizer Model 330 is an American four-seater utility light helicopter. The
Schweizer Model 330 is powered by an Allison 250-C20W turboshaft providing a top speed of 200 kmh and a range of 498 km.
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The Schweizer SGS 1-23 is a series of American single-seater gliders first flown in 1948. In 1950, a Schweizer SGS 1-23 piloted by William Ivans set a World's Height record when he soared to 12,832 metres above sea level at Bishop, California. The Schweizer SGS 1-23D was a mid-wing cantilever monoplane capable of a top speed of 211 kmh.
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The Schweizer SGS 1-26 is an American single-seater glider first flown in 1954. The Schweizer SGS 1-26 is a mid-wing cantilever monoplane marketed in self-assembly kit form.
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The Schweizer SGS 2-12 was an American two-seater high-performance glider aircraft of the Second World War used as a training glider by the US Army under the designation TG-3A. The Schweizer SGS 2-12 was a cantilever low mid-wing monoplane of mixed wood and metal construction capable of a top speed of 160 kmh.
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The Schweizer SGS 2-32 was an American two/three-seat high-performance and utility sailplane first flown in 1962. The Schweizer SGS 2-32 was a cantilever mid-wing monoplane with a top speed of 254 kmh.
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The Schweizer SGS 2-33 was an American two-seat general-purpose sailplane first flown in 1966. The Schweizer SGS 2-33 was a strut-braced high-wing monoplane of steel-tube covered in fabric and glass-fibre construction with a top speed of 158 kmh.
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The Schweizer SGS 2-8 (USAAF designation TG-2, US Navy designation LNS-1) was an American two-seater high-performance glider aircraft of the Second World War. The Schweizer SGS 2-8 was a semi-cantilever shoulder-wing monoplane of all-metal construction capable of a top speed of 115 kmh.
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The Schweizer SGU 1-19 was an American single-seater utility training glider aircraft of the 1940's. The Schweizer SGU 1-19 was a high-wing braced monoplane of mixed wood and metal construction. The Schweizer SGU 1-19 had an open cockpit and was capable of a top speed of 120 kmh.
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The Schweizer SGU 2-22-C is an American two-seater utility training sailplane. The Schweizer SGU 2-22-C is a strut-braced high-wing monoplane derived from the 1940's Schweizer SGU 2-22 and is capable of a top speed of 143 kmh.
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The Schweizer SGU 2-22E is an American two-seater utility training sailplane. The Schweizer SGU 2-22E is a strut-braced high-wing monoplane derived from the 1940's Schweizer SGU 2-22 and is capable of a top speed of 143 kmh in smooth air.
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The Schweizer TG-2 was an American glider used as a basic trainer for glider pilots during the Second World War. The TG-2 carried a crew of two and a maximum passenger payload of 450 lbs.
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The Scintex Super Emeraude was a French two-seater side-by-side, dual-control light aircraft designed for use as a trainer aircraft, air taxi, glider towing and private flying. The Scintex Super Emeraude was a low-wing monoplane first flown and first manufactured in 1962. Three models were made: CP 1310 with a Rolls-Royce/Continental O-200-A four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 210 kmh, CP 1315 with a Potez 4 E-20 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 216 kmh and CP 1330 with a Lycoming O-235-C four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 216 kmh. All three models had a maximum range of 1000 km.
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The Aviamilano P19 Scricciolo is an Italian two-seater side-by-side light aircraft designed as a training and club aircraft. The Scricciolo is a low-wing cantilever monoplane of metal and wooden construction powered by various engines depending upon model, the initial production version being powered by a Continental O-200-A four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 210 kmh and a range of 660 km. In 1964 a glider-towing and general purpose version, the P19R was produced with a Lycoming O-320-A1A four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 240 kmh.
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The SD-2 fragmentation bomb (Butterfly bomb) was a German aircraft dropped anti-personnel bomb of the Second World War. It consisted of a cylinder about 7 cm in diameter attached to which by a short length of stout wire were a pair of curved 'wings' which opened while the bomb descended, arming the weapon. The bombs could be set to explode on impact, after a delay or when disturbed and a bomber could carry over 300.
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The SE 117 Voltigeur was a French multi-role combat area support aircraft first flown in 1958. The SE 117 was a mid-wing cantilever monoplane of metal construction powered by two Turbomeca Bastan turboprop engines providing a top speed of 455 kmh. The SE 117 carried a crew of two or three and had provision for five passengers or two stretchers. Armaments consisted of two 30 mm DEFA 522 guns mounted externally on the fuselage under the wing roots and a variety of stores carried on six under-wing racks.
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The Sud SE 210 (Caravelle) was a French twin-jet medium-ranger airliner first flown in 1955. The SE 210 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane of metal construction powered by two Rolls-Royce Avon RA.29 Mk 522 axial-flow turbojet engines providing a top speed of 734 kmh and a range of 2280 km with a full payload. The SE 210 carried a flight crew of two or three and up to 80 passengers. Later versions were produced with different engines, including the Caravelle III, the second production version, powered by two Rolls-Royce Avon RA.29 Mk 527 axial-flow turbojet engines, first flown in 1959. The Caravelle III had a top speed of 805 kmh and carried between 64 and 80 passengers, Caravelle III used by Air France carried 16 first class and 64 economy class passengers.
The Caravelle VI-N model was first flown in 1960 and was powered by two Avon RA.29 Mk 531 engines providing a top speed of 845 kmh. The Caravelle VI-N had accommodation for either 80 economy class passengers, or between 16 and 20 first class passengers plus between 55 and 60 economy class passengers.
In 1961 the Caravelle VI-R was produced. This model was fitted with two Avon 532R or Avon 533R turbojet engines providing a top speed of 845 kmh.
In 1965 a Caravelle 10 R model fitted with Pratt and Whitney JT8D-1 turbofans and a modified fuselage providing increased lower hold capacity was produced. The Caravelle 10 R had a top speed of 830 kmh.
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The Sud-Aviation SE 3200 Frelon is a French large general-purpose helicopter first flown in 1959. The SE 3200 is powered by three Turmo IIIc engines providing a range of 1200 km. The SE 3200 can carry up to 24 passengers and was produced in various military and civil roles including air-sea rescue.
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The SE5 was a British single-seater fighter aircraft used during the Great War from 1917. It had a top speed of 120 mph and was armed with a single Lewis machine-gun on top of the upper wing.
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The Sea Eagle is a British air-to-surface fire-and-forget sea-skimming missile with active radar homing, that was designed from 1976 and entered service in 1986. The Sea Eagle has a range of 130 km and a speed of about Mach 1 or 0.3 km per second. The Sea Eagle carries a 500 lb impact delay-fused penetrating blast/fragmentation warhead.
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The Westland Sea King is a British naval helicopter. Development started in the late 1950s under licence of the Sikorsky S-61 helicopter. Westland initially developed the Sea King as an antisubmarine warfare helicopter (or HAS, Helicopter Anti-Submarine) for the UK Royal Navy.
Sea King is also operational as a search and rescue (SAR) helicopter and as an airborne early warning (AEW) helicopter. The helicopter can carry four torpedoes: either Alliant Techsystems Mark 46, the A244S from Whitehead SpA or the Sting Ray torpedo from Marconi Electronic Systems. The helicopter can also be armed with four Mark 11 depth charges. The helicopter can carry two anti-ship missiles, either Sea Eagle or AM39 Exocet. Sea Eagle is carried by British and Indian Navy Sea Kings. The AM39 Exocet anti-ship missile by Aerospatiale is carried by the Pakistan Navy
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The Vickers-Armstrong Supermarine Sea Otter was a British naval reconnaissance, air-sea rescue and general purpose amphibian flying-boat first flown in 1940. The Vickers-Armstrong Supermarine Sea Otter had single-bay folding wings and was powered by a Bristol Mercury 30 radial air-cooled engine, carried a crew of three or four and was armed with three .303 Vickers 'K' machine-guns as well as carrying disposable ordnance on two universal carriers one under each lower wing.
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The Republic Seabee C-1 was an American three-seater amphibian air-sea rescue flying-boat of the late 1940's, produced between 1944 and 1947. The Republic Seabee C-1 was a cantilever monoplane of all-metal construction powered by a Franklin 6ALG-315 6-cylinder horizontally opposed air-cooled pusher engine providing a top speed of 200 kmh and a range of 672 km.
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The Vickers-Armstrong Supermarine Seafang was a British carrier-borne single-seater fighter aircraft designed as a successor to the Vickers-Armstrong Supermarine Seafire, but developed too late for the Second World War. The Seafang was the naval version of the Spiteful.
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The Vickers-Armstrong Supermarine Seafire was a British naval single-seater fighter aircraft of the Second World War adapted from the Spitfire, having folding wings, catapult spools, deck-arrester hook and other specialised equipment for carrier operation.
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The Short S.45 Seaford was a British general reconnaissance flying boat of the Second World War developed from the Sunderland III flying boat. The Short S.45 Seaford was powered by four Bristol Hercules 100 engines providing a top speed of 389 kmh and a range of 4500 km. Armaments consisted of two 0.50 inch machine-guns in a Brockhouse power turret and four fixed .303 inch guns in the nose of the hull; two 20 mm cannon in a B-17 type mid-upper turret, tow 0.50 inch bean guns and two .50 inch guns in a Glenn Martin tail turret plus disposable ordnance carried under the wings.
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The Seasprite is a series of American naval all-weather helicopters first developed by the Kaman Aircraft Corporation in 1959 as an all-weather rescue and utility helicopter under the designation HU2K-1, later UH-2, which entered US Navy service as the UH-2A in December 1962. The Seasprite was powered by a General Electric T58-GE-8B shaft-turbine providing a top speed of 261 kmh a range of 1080 km. The Seasprite carried a crew of two and up to eleven passengers or four stretcher patients.
The Super Seasprite is an American multi-purpose helicopter. The Super Seasprite SH-2G is equipped with advanced propulsion, dynamics, weapons, sensors, and systems for anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASuW), Over the Horizon Targeting Airborne Mine Countermeasures (AMCM), Surveillance, Search and Rescue (SAR), utility operation, troop insertion and covert operations. The SH-2G can be armed with Raytheon AGM-65 Maverick infrared imaging or TV-guided, Penguin infrared imaging, radar-guided Improved Sea Skua, and laser-designated Hellfire missiles. It has a maximum speed of 256 kmh and can carry the MK46 and MK50 torpedoes for antisubmarine work.
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The SEPECAT Jaguar is a joint British and French single-seat tactical strike fighter aircraft. The SEPECAT Jaguar is powered by two Rolls-Royce/Turbomeca Adour RT.172 Mk 804 turbofans providing a top speed of Mach 1.6 and a range of 1400 km typically. It is armed with two 30 mm Aden Mk 4 cannons in the underside of the forward fuselage and up to 10500 lbs of disposable stores carried on five hard points, one under the fuselage and two under each wing.
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The Sereb Diamant was a French three-stage space rocket of the 1960's designed as a launch vehicle to put into orbit satellites weighing up to 80 kg. A Sereb Diamant rocket launched the Asterix 1(A1) test satellite in November 1965, the Diapason 1A satellite in February 1966 and the Diademe 1 Satellite in February 1967, these being the first orbital launchings made by a country other than the USA and USSR. The Sereb Diamant was 1875 cm long and had a maximum diameter of 140 cm.
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The Sereb Saphir was a French two-stage solid-propellant rocket launch vehicle of the 1960's first launched in 1965. The Sereb Saphir was used to test ballistic missile re-entry vehicles at representative speeds.
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The Seremet WS3 Mini-Copter was a Danish one-man strap-on helicopter developed from earlier models first developed in 1962. The Seremet WS3 Mini-Copter comprised a single main rotor and tail rotor powered by an engine providing a maximum take-off weight of 100 kg. The Seremet WS3 Mini-Copter was never produced, but led to the development of a more powerful model, the Seremet WS4 Mini-Copter which commenced testing in 1969.
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The Seremet WS4 Mini-Copter was a Danish one-man strap-on helicopter developed from earlier models first developed in 1962. The Seremet WS4 Mini-Copter comprised a single main rotor and tail rotor powered by a Kiekhaefer engine providing a maximum take-off weight of 150 kg and a flying time of 15 minutes.
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The Scheibe SF-24B Motorspatz was a German single-seater powered sailplane of the 1960's. The Scheibe SF-24B was a high-wing cantilever monoplane fitted with a 28 hp Hirth-built Solo 560A four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled two-stroke engine providing a top speed of 150 kmh.
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The Scheibe SF-25 Motorfalke was a German two-seat side-by-side powered sailplane of the 1960's. The Scheibe SF-25 was a high-wing cantilever monoplane fitted with a 28 hp Hirth-built Solo four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled two-stroke engine providing a top speed of 100 kmh.
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The Scheibe SF-27 Zugvogel V was a German single-seat Standard Class sailplane first flown in 1964. The Scheibe SF-27 Zugvogel V was a shoulder-wing cantilever monoplane of mixed construction.
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The SG2 Kek Madar was a Hungarian two-seater training and tourer aircraft of the 1950's. The SG2 Kek Madar was a low gull-wing cantilever monoplane of wooden construction powered by a Hirth HM 504A four-cylinder inverted air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 220 kmh.
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The Harbin SH-5 is a Chinese all-metal construction maritime reconnaissance flying boat with anti-submarine, anti-ship, SAR and transport capabilities that entered service in 1986. The SH-5 is powered by four Dongan Wojiang-5A1 turboprops providing a top speed of 555 kmh and a range of 4750 km or an endurance of 12 hours, 15 hours flying on two engines only. The SH-5 carries a flight crew of five and a mission crew or passengers or 10000 kg of freight in the cabin. Armaments consist of two 23 mm Type 23-1 cannons in a dorsal turret and up to 6000 kg of disposable stores carried in a rear-fuselage weapon bay and on four under-wing hard points.
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The Sh-6-30 is a Soviet aircraft mounted gun firing HEFI rounds and AO-18 cartridges. The maximum fire rate is 5,000 rounds per minute and the muzzle velocity is 850 metres per second.
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The Shaanxi Y-8 is a Soviet-designed Chinese medium-range medium transport aircraft developed from the AN-12 from 1969, the first prototype flying in 1974. The Shaanxi Y-8C is powered by four Zhuzhou Wojiang-6 turboprops providing a top speed of 662 kmh and a range of 1275 km typically. The Shaanxi Y-8 carries a flight crew of five and up to 14 passengers in the pressurised forward section and up to 96 troops, or 58 paratroops or 60 litters and 220 seated casualties and three attendants or 20000 kg of freight in the hold.
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The Avro Type 696 Shackleton was a British long-range maritime reconnaissance and airborne early warning platform aircraft in service from 1951 to 1992. The Avro Type 696 Shackleton was a cantilever mid-wing monoplane powered by four Rolls-Royce Griffon Mk 57A Vee piston engines providing a top speed of 439 kmh and a range of 4910 km or an endurance of 14 hours. The Avro Type 696 Shackleton was unarmed and manned by a crew of four and a mission crew of six all carried in the cabin. Variations were produced including armed versions which carried depth charges or 10000 lbs of bombs and had two 20 mm cannons and machine-guns mounted in the nose, a dorsal turret and in the tail.
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The Shenyang J-2 (Fagot) is a Chinese single-seater fighter and ground-attack warplane based on the Soviet Mig-15 that first entered service around 1957. The
Shenyang J-2 is powered by a Limming (LM) Wopen-5 turbojet providing a top speed of 1076 kmh and a range of 1330 km depending upon load. Armaments consist of one 37 mm Type 37-1 cannon and two 23 mm Type 23-1 cannons mounted in the nose and up to 500 kg of disposable stores carried on two under-wing hard points, typically 250 kg or 100 kg bombs or multiple launchers for 55 mm unguided rockets.
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The Shenyang J-5 (Fresco) is a Chinese single-seater fighter and ground-attack warplane based on the Soviet Mig-17 that first entered service in the early 1950's. The Shenyang J-5 is powered by a Limming (LM) Wopen-5 turbojet providing a top speed of 1071 kmh and a range of 700 km typically, depending upon load. Armaments consist of one 37 mm Type 37-1 cannon and two 23 mm Type 23-1 cannons mounted in the lower nose and up to 500 kg of disposable stores carried on two under-wing hard points, typically 250 kg or 100 kg bombs or multiple launchers for 55 mm unguided rockets.
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The Shenyang J-5 (Farmer) is a Chinese single-seater fighter, ground-attack and reconnaissance warplane based on the Soviet Mig-19 that first entered service in 1962. The Shenyang J-6 is powered by two Limming (LM) Wopen-6 turbojets providing a top speed of Mach 1.59 and a range of 685 km typically, depending upon load. Armaments consist of three 30 mm Type 30-1 cannons mounted in the starboard lower nose and in the wing roots up to 500 kg of disposable stores carried on two or four under-wing hard points.
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The Shenyang J-8 (Finback) is a Chinese single-seater air-superiority fighter with secondary attack capability based upon a development of the Soviet Mig-21, that first entered service in about 1981. The Shenyang J-8 is powered by two Liyang Wopen-13A II turbojets providing a top speed of Mach 2.2 and a maximum range of 800 km typically. Armaments consist of one Type 23-3 two-barrelled 23 mm cannon in a ventral installation and disposable stores carried on seven hard points , one under the fuselage and six under the wings.
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The sheriff is a British light cabin monoplane and trainer aircraft. It was developed during the early 1980s.
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The Shin Meiwa DH 114-TAW is a Japanese light transport aircraft developed as a re-engineered version of the British De Havilland DH 114 Heron aircraft. The Shin Meiwa DH 114-TAW is powered by four Continental IO-470-D six-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engines providing a top speed of 307 kmh and a range of 1475 km.
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The Shin Meiwa PS-1 is a Japanese 10-seater anti-submarine flying-boat. It carries up to 2000 kg of disposable stores in a fuselage weapons bay and on four hard points, two under the wings and two at the wingtips. The PS-1 uses a dedicated General Electric T58 turboshaft (in addition to the four wing-mounted turboprops) to provide air for the boundary-layer control system that provides remarkable STOL performance and a patrol speed comparable with that of the boat's prey, namely nuclear-powered submarines. The PS-1 first flew in October 1967 and one of its advantages is the ability to land and use its dunking sonar even in rough seas. The Shin Meiwa SS-2 variant is an amphibian search-and-rescue flying boat.
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The Shin Meiwa SS-2 (US-1) is a Japanese short/medium-range STOL search-and-rescue flying boat that entered service in 1975 as a development of the Shin Meiwa SS-2 anti-submarine flying boat. The Shin Meiwa SS-2 is powered by four Ishikawajima-Harrima T64-IHI-10J turboprops providing a top speed of 522 kmh and a range of 2817 km. The Shin Meiwa SS-2 carries a flight crew of four, plus two observers and two passengers or 12 litters in the hold.
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The Schempp-Hirth SHK was a German single-seat high-performance Open Class sailplane of the 1960's. A Schempp-Hirth SHK sailplane came third in the 1965 World Gliding Championships. The Schempp-Hirth SHK had a top speed of 200 kmh in smooth air.
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The Mercury Air Shoestring was an American single-seater racing monoplane first raced at the Cleveland National Air Races in 1949. In 1951 the Shoestring won the Continental Trophy Race at Detroit. The Shoestring was a wire-braced mid-wing monoplane of mixed construction powered by a Continental C85-8 four-cylinder horizontally-opposed air-cooled engine providing a top speed of 362 kmh and a range of 645 km.
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The Short S-23 Empire was a British luxury civil passenger flying-boat of the 1930's and 1940's, first flown in 1936. The Short S-23 Empire was powered by four Bristol Pegasus XC 9-cylinder radial air-cooled engines providing a top speed of 320 kmh and a range of 1300 km. The Short S-23 Empire carried a crew of five, seventeen passengers or twelve with sleeping accommodation in three passenger cabins, baggage and up to two tons of mail.
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The Short S.B.4 Sherpa was a British single-seater twin-jet research aircraft built during the early 1950's as a private venture to prove the practical possibilities of the aero-isoclinic wing designed by David Keith-Lucas at Short Brothers & Harland Ltd. The Shorts S.B.4 Sherpa was a shoulder-wing cantilever monoplane powered by two Blackburn Turbomeca Palas turbojet engines.
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The Short S.B.5 was a British research aircraft of the 1950's, first flown in 1954, designed and built for the investigation of the problems associated with the low-speed handling characteristics of aircraft with swept-back wings. The Short S.B.5 was powered by a Rolls-Royce Derwent engine and had variable wings and tail plane so that varying degrees of sweepback could be tested.
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The Short S.B.6 Seamew was a British two-seater, light, all-weather anti-submarine aircraft designed for operation from escort carriers and small coastal airfields during the 1950's, first flown in 1953. The Short S.B.6 was a mid-wing monoplane.
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The Short S.B.9 Sturgeon was a British carrier-borne naval target-tug originally developed as a twin-engined fleet reconnaissance bomber and first flown in 1946, but only a few were built. The Short S.B.9 Sturgeon was powered by two Rolls-Royce Merlin 140 engines.
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The Short S17 Kent was a British civil biplane flying-boat first flown in 1931 and used by Imperial Airways during the 1930's for carrying passengers and mail around the Mediterranean region. The Short S17 was powered by four Bristol Jupiter XFBM air-cooled radial piston engines providing a top speed of 137 mph and a range of 450 miles. The Short S17 carried a crew of three and 16 passengers and 5000 lbs of mail.
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The Short L17 Scylla was an airliner of the 1930's used by the Continental services of Imperial Airways. She carried a crew of five, and had accommodation for thirty-nine passengers in three spacious saloons. The Scylla was equipped with a fully fitted kitchen and pantry, from which full-course meals or light refreshments were served in the air. Four 555 hp Bristol Jupiter engines provided a top speed of 105 mph.
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The Short Sealand was a British twin-engined light commercial amphibian flying boat of the 1950's. The Short Sealand was a high-wing cantilever monoplane of metal construction powered by two Gipsy Queen 70-4 six-cylinder in-line inverted air-cooled geared and supercharged engines providing a top speed of 298 kmh and a range of 956 km. The Short Sealand carried a pilot and optional co-pilot and up to eight passengers, usually five passengers.
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The Short S-35 Shetland was a British long-range patrol and reconnaissance flying-boat used by the Royal Air Force during the Second World War and also converted for use as a civil airliner. The Short S-35 Shetland was a high-wing cantilever monoplane of all-metal construction powered by four Bristol Centaurus 18-cylinder two-row radial air-cooled sleeve-valve engines providing a top speed of 427 kmh and a maximum range of 7440 km. The Short S-35 Shetland carried a crew of five and up to 40 passengers in separate passenger cabins and freight.
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The Short Stirling was a British long range heavy bomber, troop transport and glider tug aircraft of the Second World War - the first large four-engined bomber to go into service with the RAF. It was powered by four Bristol Hercules VI or four Bristol Hercules XVI or four Wright Cyclone 14-cylinder sleeve-valve double row radial air cooled engines giving it a top speed of 450 kmh and great agility. It could carry a bomb load of 18000 lb and was protected by three power operated machine-gun turrets in the nose, amidships on top of the fuselage and in the tail, carrying a total of eight Browning .303 inch machine-guns. The Short Stirling carried a crew of seven.
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The Shorts 312 is a British two-seater basic flying trainer aircraft based on the Brazilian EMBRAER EMB-312 Tucano aircraft. The Shorts 312 entered service with the RAF in 1988 and is powered by a Garrett TPE331-12B turboprop providing a top speed of 611 kmh and a range of 1767 km or 5 hours 12 minutes flying time.
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The Shorts 330 Sherpa (C-23) is a British regional airliner and commercial freighter aircraft also used as a military short-range logistic and utility light transport. The Shorts 330 is powered by two Pratt and Whitney Canada PT6A-45 turboprops providing a top speed of 352 kmh and a range of 362 km fully laden. The Shorts 330 carries a flight crew of two or three and up to 30 passengers, 30 troops, or 27 paratroops, or 15 litters plus attendants or 7100 lbs of freight in the hold.
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The Shorts 360 is a British regional airliner capable of carrying 35 passengers. Two Pratt And Whitney PT6A-67R engines provide a cruising speed of 250 mph and a range of 1020 km.
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The Shorts SC.5/10 Belfast was a British long-range heavy logistic transport in military service from 1966 to the late 1970's when they were sold to the civilian market. The Shorts Belfast was a cantilever high-wing monoplane designed specifically for the carriage of heavy freight including large guns, vehicles, guided missiles &c. and was powered by four Rolls-Royce Tyne Rty.12 turboprops providing a top speed of 566 kmh and a range of 1621 km fully laden and up to 8530 km empty. The Shorts Belfast carried a flight crew of four plus an air quartermaster and up to 250 troops or freight in the hold.
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The Shorts Skyvan is a series of British civilian utility transport and military short-range STOL tactical and utility light transport aircraft first produced in 1963. The Shorts Skyvan Series 3M is powered by two Garrett TPE331-2-201A turboprops providing a top speed of 402 kmh and a range of 386 km fully laden. The Shorts Skyvan carries a crew of two and up to 22 passengers, or 22 troops, or 16 paratroops or 12 litters plus two attendants or 5200 lbs of freight in the hold.
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