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Aviation History
1954
1954 - 1368.PDF
14 MAY 1954 FLIGHT Golf course fairway — Seamew runway Seamew — a tough, economical, all- weather submarine hunter. In adverse weather — submarine weather — the Seamew can be airborne after a short take-off from an emergency strip . . . can conduct a radar search and low- level attack . . . and can land back safely almost anywhere (even on a golf course!)—due to its slow approach speed and shock-resisting under carriage. The Shovt answer is the Seamew Whether on soft or rough ground, sand or grass, the Seamew can alight in an extremely small area because of its low landing speed and long oleo leg travel. Tyre sizes can be easily changed to suit terrain. The extremely good handling characteristics of the Seamew combined with simplicity of construction and clear vision make it an excellent aircraft to fly, even for pilots with little experience of this type. Economy of manufacture is paralleled by economy of maintenance, in terms of man-hours and spare components. IN QUANTITY PRODUCTION FOR THE ROYAL NAVY Short Brothers & Harland Ltd., Queens Island, Belfast, N. Ireland. The first manufacturers of aii craft in the world B
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