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Short Satellite
The Short S.4 Satellite was a British small two-seater sporting monoplane, produced in 1924 to take part in the Air Ministry's Two-Seater Light Aeroplane competition on 27 September of that year.
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Design
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 duralumin, as were the tailplane, elevators, fin and rudder. The cantilever wings had a span of 34 ft (10.3 m) and they, the tail and the fuselage were fabric-covered. The Satellite was fitted initially with an ungeared Bristol Cherub engine, with which it had a top speed of Template:Convert without a passenger.
History
The aircraft was initially fitted with an ungeared Bristol Cherub engine. At the Air Ministry's Two-Seater Light Aeroplane competition at Lympne in 1924, where the Satellite was flown by the company's Chief Test Pilot J. Lankester Parker.[1] The engine delivered insufficient power to fly with a passenger, so the Satellite, along with 9 of the other 18 entrants, failed to meet the competition's success criteria. It was fitted with a tuned version of the Cherub within the week and on 4 October took part in the Grosvenor Cup race, completing the course and finishing in seventh place. It was later fitted with a geared Cherub II, later still with a ABC Motors Scorpion Mk. II engine, both of which greatly improved its performance. As a result of violent wing flutter experienced at Template:Convert, the wingspan was reduced by Template:Convert; this solved the problem and no flutter was experienced even at dives of up to 120 mph.[2]
The Satellite was sometimes irreverently referred to as "Parker's Tin Kettle" because he frequently flew the aircraft.[3]
Specifications
Data from [4]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Capacity: 1
- Length: 23 ft 9 in (7.24 m)
- Wingspan: 34 ft (10.3 m)
- Height: ()
- Wing area: 168 ft² (15.6 m²)
- Empty weight: 640 lb (290 kg)
- Loaded weight: 1,060 lb (481 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Bristol Cherub , 33 hp. (25 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 72 mph
- Wing loading: lb/ft² (kg/m²)
Notes
References
- Barnes C.H. & James D.N. Shorts Aircraft since 1900. London (1989): Putnam. ISBN 0-85177-819-4.
- "The Guild of Aircraft Pilots and Navigators of London 1929 - 2004"
- (Autumn 1953) "The Short Satellite". "Shorts Quarterly Review" 2 (3): 24. Retrieved on 2007-02-01.
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