Wight Pusher Seaplane
| Wight Pusher Seaplane | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Seaplane |
| Design country: | |
| Manufacturer: |
J. Samuel White Company Ltd. (Wight Aircraft) |
| Number of pieces: |
11 |
The Wight Pusher Seaplane is a British biplane with pusher propeller , which in the First World War was built.
development
The forerunner of the Pusher Seaplane, the Wight Seaplane No. 2, was presented at the Olympia Aero Show in February 1913. An enlarged version of it has now been made. The biplane had wings of different wingspan. The plane rested on two floats. The Samuel White Company built eleven machines, which were numbered 155, 171 to 177 and 893 to 895 by the Royal Naval Air Service.
commitment
The aircraft mother ship HMS Ark Royal had u. a. two Wight Pusher Seaplanes on board. In February 1915 they were used as reconnaissance aircraft in the area of the Dardanelles .
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| span | 19.20 m (63 ft.) |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 1,588 kg (3,500 lb.) |
| drive | a Salmson star engine with 203 hp (200 hp) |
| Top speed | 116 km / h (72 mph) |
literature
- Owen Thetford, British Naval Aircraft 1912-58, Putnam, London