| Silver Streak | |
|---|---|
| Role | Experimental all-metal biplane |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Short Brothers |
| First flight | 1920 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Short Silver Streak was the first British all-metal aircraft.[1] Designed and built by Short Brothers at Rochester, Kent, England.[1] It was the first instance of stressed skin construction.[2]
The Silver Streak was a single-seat biplane with a semi-monocoque duralumin fuselage and duralumin covered wings.[1] It was a conventional landing gear and was powered by a 240hp (179kW) Siddeley Puma engine.[1] The Silver Streak was exhibited in July 1920 at Olympia in London.[1] Registered G-EARQ, it was first flown at Grain on the 20 August 1920 by test pilot J.L. Parker.[1] It was later modified as a two-seater and delivered to the Air Ministry in February 1921 for both flight and static testing.[1] The Air Ministry issued a specification for a two-seat reconnaissance biplane and Shorts produced the Springbok based on the Silver Streak.
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