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das Kurzer Solent is a passenger flying boat that was produced by Short Brothers in the late 1940s. It was developed from the Short Seaford, itself a development of the Short Sunderland military flying boat design, which was too late to serve in World War II. The first Solent flew in 1946. New Solents were used by BOAC and TEAL, production ending in 1949. Second-hand aircraft were operated until 1958 by a number of small airlines such as Aquila Airways.

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das Kurzer Solent was a passenger flying boat that was produced by Short Brothers in the late 1940s. It was developed from the Short Seaford, itself a development of the Short Sunderland military flying boat design. The first Solent flew in 1946. New Solents were used by BOAC and TEAL, production ending in 1949.
The Short Solent had a high-wing Eindecker configuration and an aluminium construction. It was powered by four Bristol Hercules engines, which could be replaced by Bristol Centaurus engines on some models. It could carry 34 to 45 passengers and seven crew members in its basic version. The passengers enjoyed spacious and luxurious cabins, a lounge/dining area, a kitchen, dressing rooms, toilets and freight compartments. The flight crew consisted of two pilots, a navigator, a radio operator and a flight engineer.
Die Short Solent verkehrte auf verschiedenen Strecken in Europa, Afrika, Asien und Ozeanien. Es wurde hauptsächlich von BOAC und TEAL genutzt, aber auch von einigen kleineren Fluggesellschaften wie Aquila Airways. Die Solent bot ihren Passagieren einen komfortablen und zuverlässigen Service, stand aber im Wettbewerb mit landgestützten Flugzeugen, die schneller und billiger zu betreiben waren. Der letzte von Solent betriebene Dienst wurde 1960 von TEAL zwischen Fidschi und Tahiti geflogen. Zwei Solents sind heute erhalten, einer im Museum of Transport and Technology in Auckland, Neuseeland, und einer im Oakland Aviation Museum in Kalifornien, USA.