Supermarine Sea Eagle
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| Sea Eagle | |
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| Type | Flying boat |
| Manufacturer | Supermarine |
| Designed by | R. J. Mitchell |
| Maiden flight | June 1923 |
| Introduction | 25 September 1923 |
| Retired | 1928 |
| Primary user | British Marine Air Navigation Co Ltd |
| Produced | 1923 |
| Number built | 3 |
The Supermarine Sea Eagle was a British passenger-carrying flying boat designed and built by the Supermarine Aviation Works for its subsidiary, the British Marine Air Navigation Co Ltd, to be used on their cross-channel route between Southampton and the Channel Islands and the Continent. Flying commenced on these routes on 25th September 1923, and they were the world's first scheduled passenger air service by flying boat.
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[edit] Service
One Sea Eagle crashed in May 1924. A second Sea Eagle was lost when it rammed the harbor at St Peter Port, Guernsey, in January, 1927.
The last Sea Eagle was withdrawn from service in 1929.
[edit] Variants
The Supermarine Scarab was a military flying-boat, based upon the Sea Eagle, built for the Spanish Naval Air Service for use in the bomber/reconnaissance role. It was fitted with a Lewis machine gun and a bomb load of 450 kg.
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[edit] Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 6 passengers
- Length: 37 ft 4 in (11.37 metres)
- Wingspan: 46 (21 ft 1 in folded) (14 metres)
- Height: 15 ft 11 in (4.85 metres)
- Loaded weight: 6,050 lb (all up) (2,744 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Rolls-Royce Eagle IX in pusher configuration, 360 hp (268 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 93 mph (150 kph)
- Range: 230 miles (370 km)
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