[1] The last of this series was the Short S.6 Sturgeon, a three-seat fleet reconnaissance aircraft designed to meet Air Ministry specification 1/24.
Another consequence of the difference in chord was that the front steel interplane struts leant slightly forwards, whilst the rear one was upright.
A thickened centre section held fuel tanks and was supported by two sets of roughly N-shaped struts to the upper fuselage.
[3] The Sturgeon was powered by an uncowled[4] Bristol Jupiter VI radial engine, driving a two-bladed propeller and with exhausts leading back over the lower wing.
The tailplane was strut supported from below and sat on the fin just above the fuselage; it was straight edged and carried unbalanced, split elevators.
One problem in adapting the monocoque method to a service aircraft was that the numerous openings and attachment brackets all needed local reinforcement, leading to a considerable weight gain.