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The Sarafand prototype was built at No. 3 Shop at Rochester, but the shop did not have enough height to fit the upper wing. The semi-completed flying boat was launched into the river on 15 Jun 1932 and moved to a new slipway, originally called the Barge Yard, for final assembly. The maiden flight,
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was drawn up to define the project. It was conducted as a public/private joint venture, the Air Ministry funding it with £60,000 and Short Brothers providing the rest. The aircraft was originally designated the
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mounted between the wings on integral girders; the central nacelle was further supported by two pairs of splayed struts to the lower wing-roots. The hull, largely constructed of
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The Sarafand was a six-engined biplane flying boat with equal span wings. Due to the high wing end loads, Gouge specified corrugated steel
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Four 0.303 in Lewis machine guns mounted on Scarff rings; provision was made for a 1½-pounder (37 mm) gun to be fitted in the bow.
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aircraft for military service. When it was built in 1932 it was the largest aeroplane in the United Kingdom.
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S1589); it was later used for experimental flying at the
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for both upper and lower wings. The six engines, in
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
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(1989). 598:Barnes, Christoper Henry (1967). 593:. 13 June 1935. pp. 631–634. 519:"Short S.14 Sarafand Flying Boat" 175:before being named the Sarafand. 168:Air Ministry specification R.6/28 259: 26: 348:70,000 lb (31,751 kg) 342:44,753 lb (20,300 kg) 2144:Six-engined push-pull aircraft 542:Barnes & James, p. 257-260 402:750 ft/min (3.8 m/s) 135:. It was planned as a general 1: 396:13,000 ft (4,000 m) 2154:Aircraft first flown in 1932 2170: 633:Pictures at seawings.co.uk 609:Shorts Aircraft since 1900 600:Shorts Aircraft since 1900 563:Barnes & James, p. 259 498:Barnes & James, p. 257 233:on 30 June 1932. 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Felixstowe
Manufacturer
Short Brothers
Royal Air Force
flying boat
Short Brothers
reconnaissance
Oswald Short
Singapore II
Arthur Gouge
Chief of the Air Staff
Sir Hugh Trenchard
Air Ministry specification R.6/28
spars
tractor/pusher pairs
monocoque
nacelles
anodised
Alclad
test pilot
John Lankester Parker
co-pilot
Rochester
River Medway
serial
Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment
Felixstowe
United Kingdom
Royal Air Force

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