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Tthe Krótki 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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Tthe Krótki 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 jednopłatowiec 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.
Short Solent operował na różnych trasach w Europie, Afryce, Azji i Oceanii. Był używany głównie przez BOAC i TEAL, ale także przez niektóre mniejsze linie lotnicze, takie jak Aquila Airways. Solent zapewniał swoim pasażerom wygodną i niezawodną obsługę, ale musiał stawić czoła konkurencji ze strony samolotów lądowych, które były szybsze i tańsze w eksploatacji. Ostatnia usługa obsługiwana przez Solent została wykonana w 1960 roku przez TEAL między Fidżi a Tahiti. Do dziś zachowały się dwa Solenty, jeden w Muzeum Transportu i Technologii w Auckland w Nowej Zelandii, a drugi w Oakland Aviation Museum w Kalifornii, USA.