Supermarine Sea King Aircraft
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Production Details | |
Design Company: |
Supermarine Aviation Works Ltd |
First Flight: |
Early 1920 |
Sea King I: |
1 - Supermarine |
Sea King II: |
1 - Supermarine (modified from Sea King I) |
Type Specification | |
Applies to: |
Supermarine Sea King II |
Type: |
Single seat fighter flying boat |
Wing: |
Equal span two bay biplane |
Hull: |
Wooden hull |
Tail Unit: |
Monoplane type mounted half way up the single fin with single rudder |
Landing Gear: |
Retractable main gear with fixed tail skid |
Power Plant: |
One 300 hp Hispano-Suiza engine mounted between the wings in pusher configuration |
Accommodation: |
Single open cockpit for pilot |
Armament: |
Fixed forward firing machine gun |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
32 ft |
Length: |
26 ft 9 in |
Height: |
11 ft 7 in |
Wing Area: |
Unknown |
Weights | |
Empty: |
2,115 lb |
Loaded: |
2,850 lb |
Performance | |
Max Speed: |
125 mph |
Climb: |
12 min to 10,000 ft |
Duration: |
2 hr |
Preserved in British Museums | |
None known | |
Web Sites | |
None known |