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Teh Шорт Солент 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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Teh Шорт Солент 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 моноплан 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 работал на различных маршрутах через Европу, Африку, Азию и Океанию. Он в основном использовался BOAC и TEAL, а также некоторыми более мелкими авиакомпаниями, такими как Aquila Airways. Solent обеспечивал комфортное и надежное обслуживание своих пассажиров, но столкнулся с конкуренцией со стороны наземных самолетов, которые были быстрее и дешевле в эксплуатации. Последний рейс, управляемый Solent, был запущен в 1960 году TEAL между Фиджи и Таити. Сегодня сохранились два солента: один в Музее транспорта и технологий в Окленде, Новая Зеландия, и один в Оклендском музее авиации в Калифорнии, США.