Wight Seaplane
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| Seaplane | |
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| Type | Biplane floatplane |
| Manufacturer | John Samuel White & Company Limited (Wight Aircraft) |
| Designed by | Howard T Wright |
| Introduced | 1915 |
| Retired | 1917 |
| Primary user | Royal Naval Air Service |
| Number built | 52 |
The Wight Seaplane was a British twin-float seaplane produced by John Samuel White & Company Limited (Wight Aircraft). Also known as Admiralty Type 840.
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[edit] Design and development
Designed by Howard T Wright and built by the aircraft department of the shipbuilding company John Samuel Wight & Company Limited, the Wight Seaplane was a slightly smaller version (61 ft (18.59m) span) of the Wight Pusher Seaplane. The aircraft was a conventional two-float seaplane with tandem open cockpits and a nose mounted 225hp (168 kW) Sunbeam engine. Fifty two aircraft were built and delivered and an extra 20 were produced as spares [1] .
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[edit] Specifications (Seaplane)
Data from The British Bomber since 1914 [1]
General characteristics
- Length: 41 ft 0 in (12.50 m)
- Wingspan: 61 ft 0 in (18.59 m)
- Height: ()
- Wing area: 568 ft² (52.8 m²)
- Empty weight: 3,408 lb (1,549 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 4,810 lb (2,186 lb)
- Powerplant: 1× Sunbeam, 225 hp (168 kw)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 81 mph (70 knots, 130 km/h)
Armament One 810 lb (370 kg) 14 inch torpedo or equivalent weight in bombs.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Mason, Francis K (1994). The British Bomber since 1914. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books. ISBN 0 85177 861 5.
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
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