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The Supermarine Commercial Amphibian was a British passenger-carrying flying boat designed by Reginald Mitchell and built by the Supermarine Aviation Works.
[edit] Description
The Supermarine Commercial Amphibian was a single-engined biplane flying boat with a wooden hull and unequal span wings. The engine was mounted between the wings in pusher configuration. The tail had a single vertical fin, and single tailplane mounted halfway up the fin.
The pilot was accommodated in an open cockpit just forward of the wings, and the passengers sat in an enclosed cabin further forward.
[edit] Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: 1 pilot
- Capacity: 2 passengers
- Length: 32 ft 6 in (9.9 m)
- Wingspan: 50 ft (15.25 m)
- Height: 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
- Empty weight: 3,996 lb (1,812.5 kg)
- Loaded weight: 5,700 lb (2,585.5 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII in pusher configuration, 350 hp (261 kW)
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