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| has gloss | eng: Short Folder is a generic name often applied to several different Short Brothers' aircraft types designed and built prior to and during World War I. Short Brothers developed and patented folding wing mechanisms for ship-borne aircraft from 1913; the wings were hinged so that they folded back horizontally alongside the fuselage (as shown in the image), reducing the storage space required for stowing them aboard ship. |
| lexicalization | eng: Short Folder |
| instance of | (noun) an airplane that can land on or take off from water; "the designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest hydroplane" hydroplane, seaplane |
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| media:img | Short Folder S.64 IWM Q 090115.jpg |
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