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Silver Streak
Role Experimental all-metal biplane
National origin United Kingdom
Manufacturer Short Brothers
First flight 1920
Number built 1

The Short Silver Streak was the first British all-metal aircraft.[1] It was designed and built by Short Brothers at Rochester, Kent, England.[1] Although Flight magazine claimed that it was the first instance of stressed skin construction in the world,[2] it was preceded by a number of Dornier designs, including the Dornier-Zeppelin D.I, which was ordered into production.[3][4]

Development

The Silver Streak was a single-seat biplane with a semi-monocoque duralumin fuselage and duralumin-covered wings.[1] The wing skin was not stressed.[5]The Silver Streak had a conventional landing gear and was powered by a 240 hp (179 kW) Siddeley Puma engine.[1] The Silver Streak was exhibited in July 1920 at the Olympia in London.[1] Registered G-EARQ, it was first flown at Grain on the 20 August 1920 by test pilot J.L. Parker.[1] It was later modified as a two-seater and delivered to the Air Ministry in February 1921 for both flight and static testing.[1] The Air Ministry issued a specification for a two-seat reconnaissance biplane and Shorts produced the Springbok based on the Silver Streak.

Specifications

The Silver Streak at Farnborough in February 1921

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: one (later two)

Performance

See also

Related development

References

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Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Jackson 1973, page 297
  2. ^ "The First Fifty Years" Flight 11 December 1953 p762
  3. ^ Grosz, 1998, p.0
  4. ^ Grey, 1970, p.573-581
  5. ^ https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1938/1938%20-%203512.html
  6. ^ a b Barnes 1967, p.168.

Bibliography

  • Barnes, C.H. (1967). Shorts Aircraft since 1900. London: Putnam. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  • Jackson, A.J. (1973). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 1. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-370-10006-9. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  • Grosz, Peter (1998). Dornier D.I Windsock Minidatafile # 12. Hertfordshire, UK: Albatros Publications. ISBN 9780948414923.
  • Gray, Peter; Thetford, Owen (1970). German Aircraft of the First World War (second ed.). London: Putnam. p. 580.
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