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The '''Supermarine Nanok''' was a [[United Kingdom|British]] three-engined [[biplane]] flying boat built by [[Supermarine]]. Built to meet a [[Royal Danish Navy]] requirement, the single prototype was rebuilt as a private air yacht and renamed the '''Supermarine Solent'''.
The '''Supermarine Nanok''' was a British three-engined [[biplane]] flying boat built by [[Supermarine]]. Built to meet a [[Royal Danish Navy]] requirement, the single prototype was rebuilt as a private [[air yacht]] and renamed the '''Supermarine Solent'''.


==Development and design==
==Development and design==
The Nanok ([[Inuit language]]: "[[Polar bear]]") was a three-engined development of Supermarine's successful [[Supermarine Southampton|Southampton]] flying boat, designed to meet a Danish requirement for a torpedo carrying flying boat. A prototype was ordered on 17 June 1926, and the aircraft first flew on 21 June 1927. Testing was disappointing, and despite modifications the aircraft could not meet the specified performance and was rejected by the Danes.<ref name="Andrews p117"> Andrews and Morgan 1987, p.117.</ref>
The Nanok ([[Inuit language]]: "[[Polar bear]]") was a three-engined development of Supermarine's successful [[Supermarine Southampton|Southampton]] flying boat, designed to meet a Danish requirement for a torpedo-carrying flying boat. A prototype was ordered on 17 June 1926, and the aircraft first flew on 21 June 1927. Testing was disappointing, and despite modifications the aircraft could not meet the specified performance and was rejected by the Danes.{{sfn|Andrews|Morgan|1987|p=117}}


In 1928 the aircraft was renamed the Supermarine Solent, and offered for sale as a torpedo bomber, but failed to sell. It was therefore converted to a civilian 9 seater [[air yacht]] for the brewing magnate [[Ernest Guinness]].{{sfn|Pegram|2016|p=64}}{{sfn|Andrews|Morgan|1987|p=119}} This was registered as G-AAAB in August 1928. Guinness may have found the interior headroom of the hull too small, as he almost immediately ordered its replacement, the all-metal [[Supermarine Air Yacht]]. The Solent was deregistered and scrapped in 1934.
The aircraft was therefore converted to a luxury 12-seat civil transport for the use of the Irish brewing magnate, [[Arthur Ernest Guinness]], being renamed the Supermarine Solent.<ref name="Andrews p119"> Andrews and Morgan 1987, p.119.</ref>

The name 'Supermarine Solent' was also applied to a separate aircraft design, using the Supermarine Southampton hull with the Nanok's larger wings, as a 14-seat civil transport. This design failed to sell though.{{sfn|Pegram|2016|p=64}}


==Operational history==
==Operational history==
The Solent was certified as airworthy on 5 September 1928,<ref name="Jackson v3p350"> Jackson 1988, p.350.</ref> and was used to fly frequently between England and the owner's home near [[Lough Corrib]] in [[County Galway]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]].<ref name="Andrews p117"/> It remained in use until it was scrapped in 1934.<ref name="Jackson v3p350"/>
The Solent was certified as airworthy on 5 September 1928,{{sfn|Jackson|1988|p=350}} and was used to fly frequently between England and the owner's home near [[Lough Corrib]] in [[County Galway]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]].{{sfn|Andrews|Morgan|1987|p=117}} It remained in use until it was scrapped in 1934.{{sfn|Jackson|1988|p=350}}


==Operators==
==Operators==
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==Specifications (Nanok)==
==Specifications (Nanok)==

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==Bibliography==
==Sources==
* {{cite book |last1=Andrews |first1=Charles Ferdinand |last2=Morgan |first2=Eric B. |title=Supermarine Aircraft since 1914 |date=1987 |publisher=Putnam |location=London |isbn=978-0-85177-800-6}}

*Andrews, C.F. and Morgan, E.B. Supermarine Aircraft since 1914. London:Putnam, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-800-3.
* {{cite book |last1=Jackson |first1=A.J. |title=British Civil Aircraft 1919–1972 |date=1988 |publisher=Putnam |location=London |isbn=978-0-85177-818-1 |volume= 3}}
* {{cite book |last1=Pegram |first1=Ralph |title=Beyond the Spitfire: The Unseen Designs of R.J. Mitchell |date=2016 |publisher=The History Press |location=Pegram |isbn=978-0-7509-6515-6}}
*Jackson, A.J. ''British Civil Aircraft 1919-1972:Volume III''. London:Putnam, 1988. ISBN 0-85177-818-6.
*{{cite book | author = Shelton, John |title = Schneider Trophy to Spitfire - The Design Career of R.J. Mitchell | location = Sparkford | publisher = Hayes Publishing | year = 2008 | type = Hardback | id = ISBN 978-1-84425-530-6}}

==External links==


==Further reading==
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* [http://www.ole-nikolajsen.com/RDAF%20history/b-Marinens%20flyvevasen.htm Photo]
* {{cite book | author = Shelton, John |title = Schneider Trophy to Spitfire - The Design Career of R.J. Mitchell | location = Sparkford | publisher = Hayes Publishing | year = 2008 | isbn = 978-1-84425-530-6 |ref=none}}
* [http://www.britishaircraft.co.uk/companypage.php?ID=6]


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[[Category:1920s British patrol aircraft]]
[[Category:Flying boats]]
[[Category:Flying boats]]
[[Category:Supermarine aircraft|Nanok]]
[[Category:Supermarine aircraft|Nanok]]
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[[Category:Biplanes]]
[[Category:Biplanes]]
[[Category:Trimotors]]
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Latest revision as of 09:03, 9 February 2024

Nanok
General information
Other name(s)Solent
TypePatrol bomber flying boat
National originUnited Kingdom
ManufacturerSupermarine
Designer
Number built1
History
First flight21 June 1927
Retired1934
Developed fromSupermarine Southampton

The Supermarine Nanok was a British three-engined biplane flying boat built by Supermarine. Built to meet a Royal Danish Navy requirement, the single prototype was rebuilt as a private air yacht and renamed the Supermarine Solent.

Development and design[edit]

The Nanok (Inuit language: "Polar bear") was a three-engined development of Supermarine's successful Southampton flying boat, designed to meet a Danish requirement for a torpedo-carrying flying boat. A prototype was ordered on 17 June 1926, and the aircraft first flew on 21 June 1927. Testing was disappointing, and despite modifications the aircraft could not meet the specified performance and was rejected by the Danes.[1]

In 1928 the aircraft was renamed the Supermarine Solent, and offered for sale as a torpedo bomber, but failed to sell. It was therefore converted to a civilian 9 seater air yacht for the brewing magnate Ernest Guinness.[2][3] This was registered as G-AAAB in August 1928. Guinness may have found the interior headroom of the hull too small, as he almost immediately ordered its replacement, the all-metal Supermarine Air Yacht. The Solent was deregistered and scrapped in 1934.

The name 'Supermarine Solent' was also applied to a separate aircraft design, using the Supermarine Southampton hull with the Nanok's larger wings, as a 14-seat civil transport. This design failed to sell though.[2]

Operational history[edit]

The Solent was certified as airworthy on 5 September 1928,[4] and was used to fly frequently between England and the owner's home near Lough Corrib in County Galway, Ireland.[1] It remained in use until it was scrapped in 1934.[4]

Operators[edit]

 Denmark

Specifications (Nanok)[edit]

Data from Supermarine Aircraft since 1914 [5]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 5
  • Length: 50 ft 6 in (15.39 m)
  • Wingspan: 75 ft 0 in (22.86 m)
  • Height: 19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)
  • Wing area: 1,572 sq ft (146.0 m2)
  • Empty weight: 10,619 lb (4,817 kg)
  • Gross weight: 16,311 lb (7,399 kg)
  • Powerplant: 3 × Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar IV 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 430 hp (320 kW) each
  • Propellers: 2-bladed wooden fixed-pitch propellers, 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) diameter

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 113.5 mph (182.7 km/h, 98.6 kn) at sea level
101.2 mph (88 kn; 163 km/h) at 10,000 ft (3,048 m)
  • Stall speed: 64 mph (103 km/h, 56 kn)
  • Range: 640 mi (1,030 km, 560 nmi) for reconnaissance missions
  • Combat range: 240 mi (390 km, 210 nmi)
  • Service ceiling: 10,920 ft (3,330 m)
  • Rate of climb: 607 ft/min (3.08 m/s)
  • Time to altitude:
  • 5,000 ft (1,524 m) in 10 minutes 20 seconds
  • 10,000 ft (3,048 m) in 31 minutes

Armament

  • Guns: 2 × .303 in (7.7 mm) machine guns (one in bow and one amidships)
  • Bombs: 2 × 1,534 lb (700 kg) torpedoes

See also[edit]

Related development

Related lists

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Andrews & Morgan 1987, p. 117.
  2. ^ a b Pegram 2016, p. 64.
  3. ^ Andrews & Morgan 1987, p. 119.
  4. ^ a b Jackson 1988, p. 350.
  5. ^ Andrews & Morgan 1987, pp. 121, 123.

Sources[edit]

  • Andrews, Charles Ferdinand; Morgan, Eric B. (1987). Supermarine Aircraft since 1914. London: Putnam. ISBN 978-0-85177-800-6.
  • Jackson, A.J. (1988). British Civil Aircraft 1919–1972. Vol. 3. London: Putnam. ISBN 978-0-85177-818-1.
  • Pegram, Ralph (2016). Beyond the Spitfire: The Unseen Designs of R.J. Mitchell. Pegram: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-6515-6.

Further reading[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Supermarine Nanok.
  • Shelton, John (2008). Schneider Trophy to Spitfire - The Design Career of R.J. Mitchell. Sparkford: Hayes Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84425-530-6.
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