Re: Short SB.6 Seamew

par Aniv2018 Mar 07 Sep 2010, 09:17

The RAF lost interest after four Mk 2s were built[6] with three of them converted to AS1 standard; the fourth (XE175) was flown by S/L W. "Wally" J. Runciman for a series of sales tours in 1956 to Italy (March), Yugoslavia (April) and West Germany (May).

It was this same aircraft in which Runciman was killed when he crashed during the Sydenham (Belfast) Air Display on 9 June 1956.

Rumours that the crash had been caused by a material failure were current at the time but the accident investigation board did not confirm them.

par Aniv2018 Mar 07 Sep 2010, 09:18

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par Aniv2018 Mar 07 Sep 2010, 09:18

"My father was in contact with Shorts during the morning prior to the crash that afternoon. I remember something being mentioned about fixing one of the control surfaces. I think it was an aileron.", recollected Phil Runciman. John T. Davis, an Irish filmmaker, included film of the crash in his own film "The Uncle Jack" 1996. "John was in my sister's class at school and he too was deeply affected by the event. The shots in this film appear consistent with a problem with the controls."

par Aniv2018 Mar 07 Sep 2010, 09:19

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par Aniv2018 Mar 07 Sep 2010, 09:19

Meanwhile the FAA decided that the RNVR Avengers would be replaced by Seamews, but only four had been taken on charge by the time the RNVR squadrons were disbanded in March 1957 in keeping with the 1957 Defence White Paper, before any Seamews were allocated to them.
Seven aircraft eventually delivered to the FAA were scrapped at RNAS Lossiemouth, and the other 11, complete and awaiting delivery, were scrapped at Sydenham.

par Aniv2018 Mar 07 Sep 2010, 09:20

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par Aniv2018 Mar 07 Sep 2010, 09:20

The last surviving Seamew, XE180 which had been purchased by Shorts on 31 August 1959 for ground instruction at its Apprentice Training School, was scrapped in 1967.

The Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust has preserved a Seamew engine, which is found at its Coventry branch.

par Aniv2018 Mar 07 Sep 2010, 09:21

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par Aniv2018 Mar 07 Sep 2010, 09:22

Operators

United Kingdom

* Royal Navy

* Royal Naval Reserve

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par Aniv2018 Mar 07 Sep 2010, 09:22

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par Aniv2018 Mar 07 Sep 2010, 09:26

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par Aniv2018 Mar 07 Sep 2010, 09:27

Specifications (Seamew AS 1)

General characteristics

* Crew: 2
* Payload: 1,844 lb (836 kg) of weapons
* Length: 41 ft (12.50 m)
* Wingspan: 55 ft (16.75 m)
o Wings folded 23 ft (7.01 m)
* Height: 13 ft 5in (4.09 m)
o Wings folded 15 ft 7.5 in (4.76 m)
* Wing area: 550 ft² (51 m²)
* Empty weight: 9,795 lb (4,443 kg)
* Loaded weight: 14,400 lb (6,804 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 15,000 lb (6,790 kg)
* Powerplant: 1× Armstrong Siddeley Mamba turboprop engine, 1,590 shp (1,190 kW)

par Aniv2018 Mar 07 Sep 2010, 09:29

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par Aniv2018 Mar 07 Sep 2010, 09:41

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Aero Engines 1954

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Performance

* Maximum speed: 236 mph (205 knots, 380 km/h)
* Range: 750 mi (650 nm, 1,200 km)
* Wing loading: 26 lb/ft² (127 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.11 hp/lb (180 W/kg)

par Aniv2018 Mar 07 Sep 2010, 09:43

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Armament

* Rockets: Several rockets carried underwing
Sonobuoys: 20
* Bombs:
o 1× torpedo
o 4× depth charges

par Aniv2018 Mar 07 Sep 2010, 09:44

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par Aniv2018 Mar 07 Sep 2010, 09:45

Bibliography

* Barnes, C.H. with revisions by Derek N. James. Shorts Aircraft since 1900. London: Putnam, 1989 (revised). ISBN 0-85177-819-4.
* Green, William and Gerald Pollinger. The Observer's Book of Aircraft. London: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. 1956.
* Pearcy, Arthur. "Short Seamew". Aviation News 6, 19 July 1990.
* Runciman, Squadron Leader W.J. Pilot's Flying Log Book. "Squadron Leader W.J. Runciman, A.F.C., D.F.M." Original held by his family, a copy held by P. Sortehaug, 4, William St., Dunedin, NZ.

par Aniv2018 Mar 07 Sep 2010, 09:46

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par Aniv2018 Mar 07 Sep 2010, 09:46

# "The Seamew Calls a Halt to the Rising Cost of Air Power." Shorts Quarterly Review, Vol. 2, No. 3, Autumn 1953.
# The Short Seamew Light Anti-submarine Aircraft (promotional brochure). Belfast: Short Brothers and Harland Limited, c. 1953.
# Williams, Ray. Fly Navy: Aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm since 1945. London: Airlife Publishing, 1989. ISBN 1-85310-057-9.
# Winchester, Jim, ed. "Short Seamew". The World's Worst Aircraft: From Pioneering Failures to Multimillion Dollar Disasters. London: Amber Books Ltd., 2005. ISBN 1-904687-34-2.

par Aniv2018 Mar 07 Sep 2010, 09:49

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