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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. | 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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[[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.]] | [[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.]] |
Revision as of 05:25, 23 October 2020
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]
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Started aero | 1908 |
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Keywords | airplane, Wright |
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References
Publications referring to Short Brothers
- The Aero, 1909, Aero Club Flying Ground at Shellness (Simple title: The Aero Club Flying Ground at Shellness, Isle of Sheppey, Journal: The Aero)
- Hartcup, 1974 (Simple title: The achievement of the airship)