Porte Baby Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Seaplane Experimental Station, Felixstowe

First Flight:

1916

Porte Baby:

11 - May, Harden and May, Southampton

Type Specification

Applies to:

Porte Baby

Type:

General reconnaissance flying-boat

Wing:

Unequal span, unstaggered, three bay biplane. Wooden structure, covered with fabric. Ailerons fitted to upper planes

Hull:

Wooden hull, mounted below lower wing

Tail Unit:

Braced monoplane type mounted at top of fin. Single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

None

Power Plant:

Three 325 hp Rolls-Royce Eagle VII mounted between the wings, tractor outer engines, pusher centre engine, driving four bladed propellers

Accommodation:

Crew of five with enclosed cockpit for pilots, open cockpits for gunners

Armament:

Machine guns for gunners

Span:

124 ft

Length:

63 ft

Height:

25 ft

Wing Area:

2,364 sq ft

Empty:

14,700

Loaded:

18,600 lb

Max Speed:

92 mph at sea level

Climb:

5 min 20 sec to 2,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

8,000 ft

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