Supermarine S.6
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| Supermarine S.6/S.6A | |
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| Type | Racing seaplane |
| Manufacturer | Supermarine |
| Designed by | Reginald Mitchell |
| Maiden flight | 1929 |
| Introduced | 1929 |
| Primary user | Royal Air Force High Speed Flight |
| Number built | 2 |
| Variants | Supermarine S.6B |
The Supermarine S.6 was a 1920s British single-engined single-seat racing seaplane built by Supermarine.
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[edit] History
Following the success of the Supermarine S.5 in the 1927 Schneider Trophy Reginald Mitchell designed a successor, the Supermarine S.6. The S.5 had reached the limits of power for the 875 hp (650 kW) Napier Lion VIIB engine; the S.6 used the new 1,900 hp (1,417 kW) Rolls-Royce R engine.
Two aircraft (serial numbers N248 and N249) were built at Woolston and operated by the RAF High Speed Flight. They were entered into the 1929 Schneider Trophy at Calshot, England. N247 came first piloted by Flying Officer H.R. Waghorn at a speed of 328.63 mph (528.88 km/h). N248 was disqualified when it turned inside one of the marker poles.
The government withdrew support for the next race due to be held in 1931; all that could be done was to modify the S.6 to take a more powerful 2,350 hp (1,750 kW) version of the Rolls-Royce R engine and, following private financing, two were built as the Supermarine S.6B. The two S.6s were re-designated as S.6As and were brought up to the same standard as the S.6Bs, N248 was flown in the 1931 race at Calshot.
[edit] Survivors
Serial Number N248 is on display at Solent Sky museum in Southampton, England.
[edit] Operators
- Royal Air Force
- High Speed Flight
[edit] Specifications (N247)
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General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 25 ft 10 in ()
- Wingspan: 30 ft ()
- Height: 12 ft 3 in ()
- Wing area: 145 sq ft ()
- Empty weight: 4,471 lb ()
- Loaded weight: 5,771 lb ()
- Powerplant: 1× Rolls-Royce R inline engine, 1,900 hp (1,417 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 328 mph (529 km/h)
[edit] See also
Related development
Related lists
[edit] References
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
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