Flight, March 1938
British light aircraft
SHAPLEY
AMIDST a comparatively large number of new and experimental light aeroplanes of various shades of lightness is the Shapley Kittiwake, an open two-seater mid-wing monoplane at present fitted with a Continental flat four engine. The word "mid-wing" is really a misnomer, since the effect is produced by a very pronounced gull shape at the centre section. The wing is of cantilever construction and fuselage is a wooden monocoque.
SPECIFICATION: Span. 31ft. 6in.; length, 20ft. 3in.;. all-up weight, 1,000 lb.; weight empty, 630 lb.; maximum speed, 116 m.p.h.; cruising speed, 100 m.p.h.; landing speed. 45 m.p.h.; range, 250 miles. Makers: Shapley Aircraft, Ltd., Swan Street, Torquay, South Devon.
- Flight, March 1938
British light aircraft
Фотографии
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Air-Britain Archive 1988-04 / Authorisations to Fly 1935-49 (2)
Регистрационный номер: G-AEZN The first Shapley Kittiwake G-AEZN with open cockpit, powered by a 40 hp Continental engine in 1937. It was broken up after a crash landing but parts were used in the second Kittiwake G-AFRP.
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Aeroplane Monthly 1976-12 / A.Ord-Hume - Shapley Kittiwake /British pre-war ultralights/
Регистрационный номер: G-AFRP [5] -
Aeroplane Monthly 1976-12 / A.Ord-Hume - Shapley Kittiwake /British pre-war ultralights/
Регистрационный номер: G-AFRP [5] -
Aeroplane Monthly 1976-12 / A.Ord-Hume - Shapley Kittiwake /British pre-war ultralights/
Регистрационный номер: G-AFRP [5] -
Aeroplane Monthly 1976-12 / A.Ord-Hume - Shapley Kittiwake /British pre-war ultralights/
Регистрационный номер: G-AFRP [5] -
Air-Britain Archive 1992-01 / Extracts
Регистрационный номер: G-AFRP [5] The second Shapley Kittiwake G-AFRP with 95 hp Pobjoy Niagara and enclosed cockpit first flew in 1938 but this photo was taken in 1946. In 12.46 it failed to recover from a spin and the pilot baled out.
Aeroplane 10 May 1946 *P.562 - An article on the Shapley Kittiwake (G-AFRP) stated it was being demonstrated at Rochester to a large aircraft components company who were interested in putting the type into production. Originally built by Shapley Aircraft Ltd at Torquay and flown at Exeter in 1938, it was stored during the war whilst Flt Lt Errol S Shapley was in the Air-Sea Rescue Service at Chatham.
10.5.46 p.562: The Shapley Kittiwake G-AFRP was flown on 8.5.46 for handling trials by G.L.Howitt of the ARB and Capt F.Symonson. The report stated that further trials would be necessary before issue of a CofA, an undated handwritten note adds that the aircraft crashed subsequently. It was intended to replace the Pobjoy Niagara with a Cirrus Minor in a production version. -
Flight 1938-03 / Flight
A machine of distinctly unusual design - the Shapley Kittiwake.
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