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Le Breve 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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Le Breve 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 monoplano 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.
Lo Short Solent operava su varie rotte in Europa, Africa, Asia e Oceania. È stato utilizzato principalmente da BOAC e TEAL, ma anche da alcune compagnie aeree più piccole come Aquila Airways. Il Solent forniva un servizio confortevole e affidabile per i suoi passeggeri, ma doveva affrontare la concorrenza degli aerei terrestri che erano più veloci ed economici da gestire. L'ultimo servizio operato dal Solent fu effettuato nel 1960 dalla TEAL tra le Figi e Tahiti. Due Solent sono conservati oggi, uno al Museum of Transport and Technology di Auckland, in Nuova Zelanda, e uno all'Oakland Aviation Museum in California, USA.