Short Biplane No.3
Role Experimental aircraft
National origin United Kingdom
Manufacturer Short Brothers
Designer Horace Short
First flight 1910
Introduction 1910
Number built 1

The Short No.3 Biplane was an early British aircraft built by Short Brothers in the late 1900s.

History

The Short No.3 biplane was a follow-on to the company's earlier Short Biplane No.2. The aircraft was ordered by Royal Navy officer Frank McClean on August 3, 1909, and delivered in mid-1910. Although the wingspan is known, the exact configuration and powerplant arrangement are unknown. However, even before completion and flight-testing, the No.3 biplane was judged to be obsolete.[1][2]

Specifications

General characteristics

  • Crew: one
  • Wingspan: 30 ft 0 in (9.14 m)

Performance

Notes

  1. ↑ Barnes, C.H. Shorts Aircraft Since 1900. London: Putnam, 1967
  2. ↑ Jarrett, Philip, 2011. Frank McClean: The Godfather to British Naval Aviation. Seaforth Publishing.

References

  • Barnes, C.H. Shorts Aircraft Since 1900. London: Putnam, 1967
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