I understand that the 25 Sealand aircraft that were built, were sometimes referred to as the Sealand 1 through 1N, while the Sealand 2 (S.B.2 by Short and projected with two Alvis Leonides radials and slightly larger overall dimensions) was not realized. The Sealand 3 was known to Short as S.B.7 and in fact a Sealand 1 from which the u/c had been removed.
However, can anyone explain (or confirm) that production aircraft were delivered as Sealand 1 through Sealand 1N. Was this system of naming dependent on the customer or where there significant differences?. Were the aircraft for the Indian AF completed by Short with the small round windows, or was this a later modification done in India?
Finally, did the S.A.5 designation ever apply to the Sealand or was this just a project.
Thanks in advance for any info that comes up!
By: wout - 29th October 2009 at 16:50
My thanks to wieesso and NewForest for the very useful info on the Sealand!
What I can still cannot figure out is why the apparent system of naming production aircraft as Sealand 1A though 1N was used (The Sealand 1 was the prototype?). Another puzzle to me is that the pure flying boat Sealand 3 (S.B.7) is sometimes also referred to as the Sealand 1M
Thanks again!
Wout
By: wieesso - 26th October 2009 at 20:31
Sorry Martin, missed your little abbreviation there!:o
:rolleyes:
Old Sealand thread
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/archive/index.php?t-17746.html
By: Newforest - 26th October 2009 at 19:56
Would add:
G-AKLN S/H 1563
G-AKLO S/H 1564
G-AKLP S/H 1565
G-AKLR S/H 1566
G-AKLS S/H 1567
G-AKLT S/H 1568
G-AKLU S/H 1569
G-AKLV S/H 1570
G-AKLW S/H 1571
G-AKLX S/H 1572
G-AKLY S/H 1573
G-AKLZ S/H 1574.
Sorry Martin, missed your little abbreviation there!:o
By: wieesso - 26th October 2009 at 19:35
I only know the following c/n of Short Sealand:
British registered
G-AIVX SH.1555
G-AKLM – LZ SH.1562 -SH.1574
G-AKMA SH.1575
Indian AF
INS-101 SH.1574
INS-102 SH.1575
INS-103 SH.1760
INS-104 SH.1761
INS-105 SH.1762
INS-106 SH.1763
INS-107 SH.1764
INS-108 SH.1766
INS-109 SH.1767
INS-110 SH.1768
not British reg
JZ-PTA SH.1769
YV-P-AEG SH.1765
By: wieesso - 26th October 2009 at 18:57
‘Were the aircraft for the Indian AF completed by Short with the small round windows, or was this a later modification done in India?’
Guess it was a later mod.
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/Galleries/History/AirArm/Land/
Photo, Flight, 27 Aug 1954
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