Short S.27
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The Short S.27 and its derivative, the Short Improved S.27, were a series of early British aircraft built by Short Brothers. They were used by the Admiralty and Naval Wing of the Royal Flying Corps fo
Short S.27
An Improved S.27 series aeroplane with extended upper wing.
An Improved S.27 with nacelle for the pilot and passenger.
No.38 perched on the foredeck runway installed on HMS Hibernia, shortly before Commander Charles Samson piloted it on the world's first aircraft take-off from a moving ship on 9 May 1912.
The Royal Navy Museum, Naval Aviation, formerly known as the Fleet Air Arm Museum of the NMRN, is devoted to the history of British naval aviation. It has an extensive collection of military and civil
Short S.27
…War Shorts began giving aircraft a Design Index number, S.1 being given to the Short Cockle. There is a non-flying replica of an S.27 on display at the Fleet Air Arm Museum at RNAS Yeovilton In 1971 a replica was produced of the 1910 Short S.29 using a 60 hp ENV V-8 engine. The example was displayed at the Old Rhinebeck…
Fleet Air Arm Museum
Hall 1 undergoing refurbishment during 2008
Simulation of the flight deck of HMS Ark Royal
Hall 4 showing Concorde 002, Bristol Scout, BAC 221 and Hawker Hunter T8M