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| caption=Short Admiralty Type 166 on HMS Ark Royal, 1916.
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| type=[[Torpedo-bomber]] and [[reconnaissance aircraft|reconnaissance floatplane]]
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| manufacturer=[[Short Brothers]]
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The '''Short Type 166''' was a 1910s [[United Kingdom|British]] two-seat reconnaissance, bombing and [[torpedo]]
==Development==
The Short Type 166 was designed as a 'folder' aircraft to operate from the [[HMS Ark Royal (1914)|Ark Royal]] as a torpedo-bomber
The ''Type 166'' was similar to the earlier Short Type 136, but slightly larger, and was designed from the start as a torpedo carrier, although it was never used in that rôle.<ref name=BandJp101>Barnes & James, p.101.</ref>
==Design==
The ''Type 166'' was a two-bay biplane with twin wooden pontoon floats, with a water rudder fitted to the tail float, plus a stabilizing float mounted near the wingtip under each lower wing. It was powered by a nose-mounted 200 hp (149 kW) Salmson engine.
A follow-on order for 20 aircraft was assembled by [[Westland Aircraft]] at its Yeovil factory.<ref name="whl">[http://history.whl.co.uk/short166.html Westland History – Short 166]</ref> The Westland-built aircraft did not have provision for a torpedo, but could carry three 112 lb bombs, and were fitted to carry radio equipment. There was also a [[Lewis gun]] in the rear cockpit, that was operated by the observer.<ref name=BandJp101/>
==Operators==
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*[[Hellenic Navy]]
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*[[Royal Naval Air Service]]
==Specifications==
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==References==
===Notes===
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===Bibliography===
*{{cite book|last1=Barnes|first1=C.H.|last2=James|first2=D.N|title=Shorts Aircraft since 1900|publisher=Putnam|year=1989|location=London|pages=560|isbn=0-85177-819-4}}
*{{cite book|last=Bruce|first=J.M.|title=British Aeroplanes 1914–18|year=1957|publisher=Putnam
|location=London}}
*{{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London }}
*[http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1956/1956%20-%201802.html Flight International 1956]
==External links==
{{commons category|Short Type 166}}
*[http://flyingmachines.ru/Site2/Crafts/Craft29691.htm Short Admiralty Type 166 at flyingmachines.ru]
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