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In 1924, the British Ministry of Aviation announced a competition for a light two-Seater (Two-Seater Light Aeroplane competition). The competition was attended by several companies, including Short Brothers, with the project S. 4 Satellite. It was a two-seater mid-plane with a fuselage type "monocoque", equipped with a two-cylinder air-cooled engine Bristol Cherub 33 HP (25 kW).
27 September 1924 S. 4 was submitted to the competition. The low-power engine failed the developers - with two crew members, the aircraft could not meet the requirements of the Ministry of Aviation, as well as 9 of the 18 participants. It became clear that the need to finalize the power plant.
Already on October 4 of the same year, with the modified Bristol Cherub engine, S. 4 took part in the Grosvenor Cup race, taking only seventh place. Trying to improve the flight characteristics of the aircraft on it first installed the gearbox from Cherub II, and then 40-horsepower ABC Motors Scorpion Mk.II, having received the registration of G-EBJU. The new engine significantly improved the speed data of the aircraft, but as a result there was a flutter problem. As a result, in 1926 the aircraft was decommissioned.
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