English Electric Kingston
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| P.5 Kingston | |
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| Type | reconnaissance and anti-submarine flying boat |
| Manufacturer | English Electric |
| Maiden flight | 1924 |
| Number built | 5 |
| Developed from | Phoenix P.5 Cork |
The English Electric P.5 Kingston was a British twin-engined biplane flying boat built by English Electric.
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[edit] History
When the English Electric Company was formed in 1918 from several companies, the Phoenix Dynamo Manufacturing Company brought with it the two prototype reconnaissance flying boats, the Phoenix P.5 Cork. Redesigned by English Electric it appeared as the English Electric P.5 Kingston with a production order for five aircraft.
The Kingston had redesigned wingtip floats, extended upper-wing ailerons, and a larger fin and rudder. The first aircraft flew in 1924 but was lost during trials at Felixstowe in April 1925. This was followed by four Kingston I. With a change to a new duralumin hull came the sole Kingston II. The last aircraft to be built had yet another hull, but this reverted to wooden construction, and was known as the Kingston III.
With no orders forthcoming the English Electric Company closed its aircraft department in 1926 for the next 22 years.
[edit] Specifications
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General characteristics
- Crew: 6 (pilot, observer, three gunners, engineer)
- Length: 52 ft 9 in (16.08 m)
- Wingspan: 85 ft 6 in (26.06 m)
- Height: 20 ft 11 in (6.38 m)
- Wing area: 1,273 ft² (118.26 m²)
- Empty weight: 8,739 lb ()
- Max takeoff weight: 14,117 lb (6,403 kg)
- Powerplant: 2× Napier Lion IIIB 12-cylinder piston, 450 hp (336 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 109 mph (175 km/h)
- Range: 520 mi (837 km)
- Service ceiling 9,040 ft (2,755 m)
Armament
- Guns: 5× 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis machine gun
- Bombs: Up to 1,040 lb (472 kg) of bombs
[edit] See also
Related development Phoenix P.5 Cork
[edit] References
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
- British Aircraft Directory accessed 25th April 2008
[edit] External links
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