The Short Type 827 was a two-bay biplane with unswept unequal-span wings, a slightly smaller development of the Short Type 166. It had a box-section fuselage mounted on the lower wing. It had twin floats under the forward fuselage, plus small floats fitted at the wingtips and tail. It was powered by a nose-mounted 155 hp (116 kW) Sunbeam Nubian engine, with a two-bladed tractor propeller. The crew of two sat in open cockpits in tandem.
The aircraft was built by Short Brothers (36 aircraft,[1]) and also produced by different contractors around the United Kingdom, i.e. Brush Electrical (20), Parnall (20), Fairey (12) and Sunbeam (20).[2]
The Short Type 830 was a variant, powered by a 135 hp (101 kW) Salmson water-cooled radial engine.
Variantsedit
Type 827
Production aircraft with a Sunbeam Nubian engine, 108 built.
Type 830
Variant powered by a 135 hp (100 kW) Salmson[3] 18 built.[1]
S.301
A batch of ten tractor seaplanes, officially listed as Type 830s,[where?] with a 140 hp (104 kW) Salmson-Canton-Unné engine, are sometimes described as Short S.301s after the sequence/construction number of the first aircraft. It was a hybrid design, with the wings and fuselage of the Short Type 166, and the straight-edged ailerons and forward observer's position of the Type 830.[4]
Barnes C.H. & James D.N (1989). Shorts Aircraft since 1900. London: Putnam. p. 560. ISBN0-85177-819-4.
Bruce, J.M (1956). "The Short Seaplanes: Historic Military Aircraft No 14: Part II". Flight. No. 21 December 1956. pp. 965–968.
Bruce, J.M (1957). "The Short Seaplanes: Historic Military Aircraft No 14: Part IV". Flight. No. 4 January 1957. pp. 23–24.
Klaauw, Bart van der (March–April 1999). "Unexpected Windfalls: Accidentally or Deliberately, More than 100 Aircraft 'arrived' in Dutch Territory During the Great War". Air Enthusiast (80): 54–59. ISSN 0143-5450.
Further readingedit
Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 801.
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985). Orbis Publishing.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Short Type 827.
– British Aircraft Directory
April 11, 2024
short, type, 1910s, british, seat, reconnaissance, floatplane, also, known, short, admiralty, type, short, 8237, solent, 1918, drastically, altered, with, equal, span, constant, chord, three, wingsrole, reconnaissancenational, origin, united, kingdommanufactur. The Short Type 827 was a 1910s British two seat reconnaissance floatplane It was also known as the Short Admiralty Type 827 Short 827 and 830Short Type 827 8237 at Lee on Solent 1918 drastically altered with equal span constant chord three bay wingsRole ReconnaissanceNational origin United KingdomManufacturer Short BrothersFirst flight 1914Primary user Royal Naval Air ServiceNumber built 108 Type 827 18 Type 830 The first production Short Type 827 with members of the Australian Flying CorpsContents 1 Design and development 2 Variants 3 Operators 4 Specifications Type 827 5 See also 6 Notes 7 Bibliography 8 Further reading 9 External linksDesign and development editThe Short Type 827 was a two bay biplane with unswept unequal span wings a slightly smaller development of the Short Type 166 It had a box section fuselage mounted on the lower wing It had twin floats under the forward fuselage plus small floats fitted at the wingtips and tail It was powered by a nose mounted 155 hp 116 kW Sunbeam Nubian engine with a two bladed tractor propeller The crew of two sat in open cockpits in tandem The aircraft was built by Short Brothers 36 aircraft 1 and also produced by different contractors around the United Kingdom i e Brush Electrical 20 Parnall 20 Fairey 12 and Sunbeam 20 2 The Short Type 830 was a variant powered by a 135 hp 101 kW Salmson water cooled radial engine Variants editType 827 Production aircraft with a Sunbeam Nubian engine 108 built Type 830 Variant powered by a 135 hp 100 kW Salmson 3 18 built 1 S 301 A batch of ten tractor seaplanes officially listed as Type 830s where with a 140 hp 104 kW Salmson Canton Unne engine are sometimes described as Short S 301s after the sequence construction number of the first aircraft It was a hybrid design with the wings and fuselage of the Short Type 166 and the straight edged ailerons and forward observer s position of the Type 830 4 Operators edit nbsp BelgiumBelgian Air Force nbsp United KingdomRoyal Naval Air ServiceSpecifications Type 827 editData from Orbis 1985 5 General characteristicsCrew two pilot observer Length 35 ft 3 in 10 74 m Wingspan 53 ft 11 in 16 43 m Height 13 ft 6 in 4 11 m Wing area 506 sq ft 47 0 m2 Empty weight 2 700 lb 1 225 kg Gross weight 3 400 lb 1 542 kg Powerplant 1 Sunbeam Nubian water cooled V 8 engine 150 hp 110 kW Performance Maximum speed 62 mph 100 km h 54 kn Endurance 3 hr 30 minArmament Guns 1 x 303 Lewis Gun on flexible mount in rear cockpit Bombs Provision for light bombs on underwing racksSee also editShort FolderRelated development Short Type 166Related lists List of aircraft of the Royal Naval Air Service List of flying boats and floatplanesNotes edit a b Barnes amp James p 527 Barnes amp James p 541 Barnes amp James p 97 Barnes amp James p 108 Orbis 1985 page 2914Bibliography editBarnes C H amp James D N 1989 Shorts Aircraft since 1900 London Putnam p 560 ISBN 0 85177 819 4 Bruce J M 1956 The Short Seaplanes Historic Military Aircraft No 14 Part II Flight No 21 December 1956 pp 965 968 Bruce J M 1957 The Short Seaplanes Historic Military Aircraft No 14 Part IV Flight No 4 January 1957 pp 23 24 Klaauw Bart van der March April 1999 Unexpected Windfalls Accidentally or Deliberately More than 100 Aircraft arrived in Dutch Territory During the Great War Air Enthusiast 80 54 59 ISSN 0143 5450 Further reading editTaylor Michael J H 1989 Jane s Encyclopedia of Aviation London Studio Editions p 801 The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft Part Work 1982 1985 Orbis Publishing External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Short Type 827 Short 827 British Aircraft Directory Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Short Type 827 amp oldid 1064362928, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
