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Mk. II engine, both of which greatly improved its performance. As a result of violent wing flutter experienced at 90 mph (140 km/h), the wingspan was reduced by 2 ft (0.61 m); this solved the problem and no flutter was experienced even at dives of up to 120 mph.
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Design began in July, with only weeks available before the competition, so the monocoque fuselage was of conventional design, with wooden box spars; the ribs however were of
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The
Satellite was sometimes irreverently referred to as "Parker's Tin Kettle" because he frequently flew the aircraft.
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Satellite was flown by the company's chief
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1877:Aircraft first flown in 1924
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141:
125:
116:Air Ministry
110:was a small
107:
105:
89:First flight
68:Number built
60:Primary user
49:Manufacturer
15:
1756:Sandringham
1526:SB.4 Sherpa
1405:Triple-Twin
1395:Tandem-Twin
1265:Sandringham
1149:SD.3-60/360
1144:SD.3-30/330
452:Tandem-Twin
447:Triple-Twin
252:Performance
240:Powerplant:
1851:Categories
1707:Transports
1657:Sunderland
1390:Sunderland
1310:'Shamrock'
324:References
222:Wing area:
159:ABC Motors
148:test pilot
1671:Trainers:
1642:Springbok
1622:Singapore
1617:'G-Class'
1555:Fighters:
1431:Airships:
1370:Springbok
1345:Singapore
1275:Satellite
1215:'G-Class'
1175:'C-Class'
959:S.45 (II)
725:Post-1921
483:sequence:
481:Early 'S'
437:Dunne D.5
216:Wingspan:
204:Capacity:
185:Data from
128:duralumin
21:Satellite
1781:Shetland
1693:Sturgeon
1637:Shetland
1632:Sarafand
1594:Crusader
1571:Gliders:
1495:Sturgeon
1490:Stirling
1463:Bombers:
1375:Stirling
1335:'Shrimp'
1325:Shetland
1270:Sarafand
1210:'Folder'
1200:Crusader
1195:Cromarty
1180:Calcutta
992:sequence
954:S.45 (I)
727:sequence
410:Pre-1921
404:aircraft
162:Scorpion
1801:Valetta
1776:Sealand
1736:G-Class
1726:Belfast
1662:Seaford
1627:Rangoon
1587:Racers:
1562:Gurnard
1485:Sperrin
1424:By type
1415:Valetta
1360:Sperrin
1300:Sealand
1295:Seaford
1260:Rangoon
1240:Mercury
1225:Gurnard
1185:Chamois
1165:Belfast
989:S.B.A.C
210:Length:
138:History
112:British
97:Retired
76:History
1796:Skyvan
1791:Sherpa
1786:Solent
1771:Scylla
1698:Tucano
1578:Nimbus
1475:Seamew
1470:Bomber
1410:Tucano
1355:Solent
1350:Skyvan
1305:Seamew
1290:Scylla
1255:Nimbus
1250:Mussel
1205:Empire
1190:Cockle
1170:Bomber
462:Bomber
338:
144:Lympne
122:Design
1761:Scion
1741:Hythe
1480:Shirl
1330:Shirl
1280:Scion
1158:Names
979:S.312
774:S.8/8
283:FRAeS
266:Notes
198:Crew:
1746:Kent
1688:S.38
1678:S.27
1541:SC.9
1536:SC.1
1531:SB.5
1521:SB.1
1245:Maia
1230:Kent
1139:SD.2
1134:SD.1
1129:SC.9
1124:SC.8
1119:SC.7
1114:SC.6
1109:SC.5
1104:SC.4
1099:SC.3
1094:SC.2
1089:SC.1
1084:SB.9
1079:SB.8
1074:SB.7
1069:SB.6
1064:SB.5
1059:SB.4
1054:SB.3
1049:SB.2
1044:SB.1
1039:SA.9
1034:SA.8
1029:SA.7
1024:SA.6
1019:SA.5
1014:SA.4
1009:SA.3
1004:SA.2
999:SA.1
974:S.48
969:S.47
964:S.46
949:S.44
944:S.43
939:S.42
934:S.41
929:S.40
924:S.39
919:S.38
914:S.37
909:S.36
904:S.35
899:S.34
894:S.33
889:S.32
884:S.31
879:S.30
874:S.29
869:S.28
864:S.27
859:S.26
854:S.25
849:S.24
844:S.23
839:S.22
834:S.21
829:S.20
824:S.19
819:S.18
814:L.17
809:S.17
804:S.16
799:S.15
794:S.14
789:S.12
784:S.11
779:S.10
631:N.2B
626:N.2A
621:N.1B
605:S.81
600:S.80
595:S.62
590:S.53
585:S.52
580:S.51
575:S.50
570:S.49
565:S.48
560:S.45
555:S.44
550:S.43
545:S.41
540:S.39
535:S.38
530:S.36
525:S.35
520:S.34
515:S.33
510:S.32
505:S.29
500:S.28
495:S.27
490:S.26
336:ISBN
242:1 ×
106:The
100:1926
84:1924
40:Type
1721:360
1716:330
1453:R38
1446:R32
1439:R31
769:S.8
764:S.7
759:S.6
754:S.5
749:S.4
744:S.3
739:S.2
734:S.1
712:830
707:827
702:320
697:310
692:301
687:184
682:166
677:136
672:135
636:N.3
358:".
280:OBE
206:one
200:one
1853::
667:81
662:74
657:42
362:.
652:3
394:e
387:t
380:v
364:2
354:"
344:.
71:1
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