Parnall Puffin Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

George Parnall and Company

First Flight:

19 November 1920

Puffin:

3 - George Parnall & Co

Type Specification

Applies to:

Parnall Puffin

Type:

Two seater amphibian to Air Ministry specification Type 21

Wing:

Two bay, staggered, unswept, equal span biplane. Ailerons on all four wings

Fuselage:

Rectangular section fuselage mounted between the wings with curved top fairing

Tail Unit:

Braced tailplane on top of fuselage with single elevator. Fin carried below the fuselage with single rudder

Landing Gear:

Main float carried under fuselage on struts with additional floats under the wing tips

Power Plant:

One 450 hp Napier Lion II twelve-cylinder broad-arrow water-cooled engine in the nose driving a two blade propeller

Accommodation:

Tandem open cockpits with pilot under wing trailing edge and observer behind

Armament:

One forward-firing Vickers machine-gun with Lewis machine-gun on Scarff ring mounting in rear cockpit

Span:

40 ft

Length:

30 ft (approx)

Height:

11 ft 6 in

Wing Area:

Unknown

Loaded:

5,000 lb (approx)

Max Speed:

110 mph at sea level

Preserved in British Museums

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