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Beginning January 1909, '''Short Brothers''' Ltd., UK, built Type A Wright Flyers under license, completing six before concentrating on its own designs; its start preceded Wright & Co.s own ability to produce aircraft because the latter lacked production facilities.  Short Brothers also built Short-Wright glider, 1909.
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They established a sizable workshop at [[Shellbeach Aerodrome]] on Sheppey Island off the coast of Kent, part of an aeronautics grounds set up by the [[Aero Club of the United Kingdom]]. <ref>[[The Aero ,1909, Aero Club Flying Ground at Shellness]].</ref>
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|Notes 2=Beginning January 1909, Short Brothers Ltd., UK, built Type A Wright Flyers under license, completing six before concentrating on its own designs; it's start preceded Wright & Co.s own ability to produce aircraft because the latter lacked production facilities.  Short Brothers also built Short-Wright glider, 1909.
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=== References ===
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{{Publication keywords report|Short Brothers}}
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[[File:1913.1.11 - Short Bros New Self-Registering Height Recorder.png|thumb|left|700px|''Flight'' magazine (11 January 1913) shares the good news about the Short Brothers height recorder (aneroid [[barometer]]), which marks the maximum altitude achieved on a flight as well as informing the aviator of current altitude and of atmospheric pressure.]]

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Beginning January 1909, Short Brothers Ltd., UK, built Type A Wright Flyers under license, completing six before concentrating on its own designs; its start preceded Wright & Co.s own ability to produce aircraft because the latter lacked production facilities. Short Brothers also built Short-Wright glider, 1909.

They established a sizable workshop at Shellbeach Aerodrome on Sheppey Island off the coast of Kent, part of an aeronautics grounds set up by the Aero Club of the United Kingdom. [1]


Organization names Short Brothers
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Country Great Britain
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Started aero 1908
Ended aero
Keywords airplane, Wright
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Publications referring to Short Brothers


Flight magazine (11 January 1913) shares the good news about the Short Brothers height recorder (aneroid barometer), which marks the maximum altitude achieved on a flight as well as informing the aviator of current altitude and of atmospheric pressure.