L.17 Scylla
The Short L.17 Scylla was a British four-engined 39-seat biplane airliner designed and built by Short Brothers at the request of Imperial Airways to supplement the Handley Page H.P.42 fleet already in service after Handley Page quoted an excessive price for two additional H.P.42s. They were ordered in 1933. Imperial Airways used the Scylla for scheduled flights from London to Paris and other European cities. Two aircraft were built, Scylla (G-ACJJ) and Syrinx (G-ACJK). Both served with the airline, until its merger into BOAC in 1939, when both were taken out of service the following year, Scylla after being wrecked and Syrinx being scrapped.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Short Brothers
- Category
- Airliners
- Length
- 1006 m
- Wingspan
- 1356 m
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 91 kt
- Max speed
- 119 kt
- Max takeoff weight
- 33,500 lb
- Empty weight
- 22,650 lb
- Powerplant
- 4 × Bristol Jupiter XFBM
- Engines
- 4
- Seats
- 39
- Length
- 83.8 ft
- Wingspan
- 113 ft
- Height
- 31.6 ft
- Number built
- 2
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.