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Description:
Short S.1 Cockle G-EBKA first metal British flying boat. From Wikipedia... From about 1921, Oswald Short had been thinking about the construction of seaplane floats and flying boat hulls made from metal, specifically duralumin, rather than the traditional wood. The latter always suffered from water retention and did not last well in the tropics. He assembled a team, including C. P. T. Liscomb who had extensive experience with that alloy to look into the hydrodynamics and corrosion characteristics of such hulls, and by 1924 was looking out for an opportunity to apply their results. It came with an Australian order for an aircraft suitable for fishing trips around Botany Bay, which Short proposed should be a small flying boat.[1] It was named the Stell
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Manufacturer:
Avis
Code Number:
BX72031
Scale:
1:72
Item type:
Aircraft kits (injection)
Price:
£20.30 £18.27 (Put this on Backorder and save 10%!)
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