Short SB.4 Sherpa
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The Short SB.4 Sherpa was an experimental aircraft designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Short Brothers. Only a single example was ever produced.
Short Sherpa demonstrating at the Farnborough SBAC Show in September 1954
Short SB.4 Sherpa
Rotated wingtip
Rotated wingtip (from below and behind)
Short Brothers
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Short Brothers plc, usually referred to as Shorts or Short, was an aerospace company based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Since December 8, 2025, the facility is known as Short Brothers - A Boeing Comp
Short SB.4 Sherpa
…The Short SB.4 Sherpa was an experimental aircraft designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Short Brothers. Only a single example was ever produced. The Sherpa was developed during the 1950s for the purpose of testing a novel wing design, referred to as an…
left-to-right: Oswald (1883–1969), Horace (1872–1917), and Eustace Short (1875–1932) at Mussell Manor 1909.
Muswell Manor, the Royal Aero Club clubhouse
Commander C. R. Samson making the first take-off from a moving ship, May 1912
Short monoplane. Short Brothers first attempt at a monoplane, 1911