Supermarine p.6
Supermarine S.6 / S.6A | |
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Type: | Seaplane |
Design country: | |
Manufacturer: | |
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 |
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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
- Supermarine S6 and S6B. Winner of the 1929 and 1931 Schneider Trophy contests, securing the Schneider Trophy for Britain. In: Heritage. BAE Systems , accessed on November 1, 2017 (English, manufacturer's website).
- Photo of pilot Henry Waghorn on www.hydroretro.net