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- 1. RAF Short S.38: unknown RAF photographer· Public domain
what is it?
The Short S.38 was an early British aircraft built by Short Brothers.
How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 15.9 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 114 years ago, in 1912.
- Wingspan of 15.9 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1912-08-30
- number built
- 48
- role
- coastal patrol, trainer
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- makers
- Short Brothers
- engines
- 1× Gnome Lambda
- length
- 10.8 m
- wingspan
- 15.9 m
- max take-off weight
- 680 kg
- top speed
- 93 km/h
- range
- 464 km
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7501889, Wikipedia: Short S.38 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.