Development
The Silver Streak was a single-seat biplane with a semi-monocoque duralumin fuselage and duralumin covered wings. It had a conventional landing gear and was powered by a 240 hp (179 kW) Siddeley Puma engine. The Silver Streak was exhibited in July 1920 at Olympia in London. Registered G-EARQ, it was first flown at Grain on the 20 August 1920 by test pilot J.L. Parker. It was later modified as a two-seater and delivered to the Air Ministry in February 1921 for both flight and static testing. The Air Ministry issued a specification for a two-seat reconnaissance biplane and Shorts produced the Springbok based on the Silver Streak.
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