Supermarine p.6

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Supermarine S.6 / S.6A
N247
Type: Seaplane
Design country:

United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom

Manufacturer:

Super marine

First flight:

1929

Commissioning:

1929

Number of pieces:

2

The Supermarine S.6 was a British seaplane that was developed to take part in the Schneider Trophy .

History and construction

The Supermarine S.6 was a single-seater with two floats , which were built in two copies by the designer Reginald Joseph Mitchell of the Supermarine company .

The competition took place in Calshot Spit , Great Britain , on September 6th and 7th, 1929 . One S.6 was disqualified before the race, while Flight Lieutenant HRD Henry Richard Waghorn won first place with the other with an average speed of 528.88 km / h.

On September 12, 1929, the pilot Orlebar flew 575.7 km / h in the winning aircraft, the world record for seaplanes at the time.

For the Schneider Trophy 1931, Mitchell first revised the page 6 and used larger swimmers. This version was called S.6A . At the same time he built the Supermarine S.6B , which was ultimately used.

Technical specifications

Parameter Data
span 9.14 m
length 8.73 m
Wing area 13.5 m²
Takeoff weight 2618 kg
crew 1
Top speed 575 km / h
Engine Rolls-Royce R (12 cylinders in V-arrangement, 1,900 PS (approx. 1,400 kW))

See also

literature

  • CF Andrews, EB Morgan: Supermarine Aircraft since 1914. Putnam, London 1987, ISBN 0-85177-800-3 .
  • William Green (Ed.): Supermarine's Schneider Seaplanes. In: Flying Review International. Volume 10, No. July 11, 1967.
  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing, London 1985.
  • Jim Winchester: Supermarine p.6B. In: Concept Aircraft. Prototypes, X-Planes and Experimental Aircraft. Grange Books plc., Kent 2005, ISBN 978-1-84013-809-2 .

Web links

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