August 1945. Bristol Engine Co: Centaurus Engines.
Note: This is a subsection of Short Brothers.
The Shetland was a flying boat was designed and created by Short Brothers (Rochester and Bedford) in collaboration with Saunders-Roe; it was the largest machine of its time to fly.
Type
- Flying Boat
Manufacturers
Designers
Number produced
- 2
Engines
- 4 Bristol "Centaurus" air-cooled engines developing a total of over 10,000 H. P.
The "Shetland" was launched around 1944 for use in the Second World War.[1] It was designed for long distances and high speed, but only were two built:
- Short S.35 Shetland I
- Short S.40 Shetland II
The end of World War Two prevented The Shetland from entering production.[2]
See Also
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer of 25th May 1945, p-418.
- ↑ [1] Wikipedia