HOW OLD IS THE SHORT S.30 EMPIRE?

Gathered information on what year the aircraft was produced

Short S.30 Empire year built: 1940

AIRCRAFT TYPE

Short S.30 Empire aircraft type: Fixed wing multi engine

HOW MANY SEATS DOES THE SHORT S.30 EMPIRE AIRPLANE HAVE?

Number of passengers the aircraft can carry

Short S.30 Empire number of seats: 21

HOW MANY ENGINES DOES SHORT S.30 EMPIRE HAVE?

Number of engines installed on the aircraft

Short S.30 Empire number of engines: 4

WHAT ENGINES DO THE S.30 EMPIRE HAVE?

Type of engines used in the aircraft of this model

Short S.30 Empire engine type: Reciprocating

ENGINE MANUFACTURER AND MODEL

• Bristol Hercules 1380hp
• Bristol Perseus XIIC radial
• Bristol Pegasus II
• Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Junior radial

HOW DO I IDENTIFY SHORT S.30 EMPIRE?

List of all aircraft that are registered on our website

• Short S.30 Empire G-AFCT
• Short S.30 Empire G-AFCU
• Short S.30 Empire G-AFCV
• Short S.30 Empire G-AFCW
• Short S.30 Empire G-AFCX
• Short S.30 Empire G-AFCY
• Short S.30 Empire G-AFCZ
• Short S.30 Empire G-AFDA
• Short S.30 Empire G-AFKZ
• Short S.30 Empire ZK-AMA

OWNER

• British Overseas Airways Corporation

  50%

• Imperial Airways

  33%

• Tasman Empire Airways

  17%

IN WHICH COUNTRIES ARE THE PLANES LOCATED?

• Bristol United Kingdom

  10%

• United Kingdom

  80%

• New Zealand

  10%

ALTERNATIVE CODENAME

• Champion
• Cabot
• Connemara
• Clyde
• Captain Cook
• Cathay
• Aotearoa

REGISTRATION CANCEL DATE

Short S.30 Empire registration cancel date: 1947-04-09