Hamble River H.L.1 Seaplane
| H.L.1 Seaplane |
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| Role |
Seaplane |
| National origin |
United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer |
Hamble River, Luke & Co Limited |
| Designer |
Frank Murphy |
| First flight |
1914 |
| Number built |
1 |
The Hamble River H.L.1 Seaplane was a British pusher biplane seaplane designed by Frank Murphy and built by Hamble River, Luke & Co Limited at Southampton.[1]
The H.L.1 was exhibited uncompleted at the exhibition at Olympia in February 1914 fitted with a 150 hp (112 kW) N.A.G engine.[1] It was ordered by the British Admiralty to be fitted with a 160 hp (119 kW) Gnome engine and issued with serial number 105.[1] The H.B.1 was launched in May 1914 but partly sank and was damaged due to being unbalanced. It was repaired and fitted with pontoon-floats and tested by Eric Gordon England in without much success.[1] It was not accepted by the Navy and was sold at auction in May 1915 for £30.[1]
See also
- Related lists
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Sturtivant and Page 1992, p. 34
Bibliography
- Ray Sturtivant and Gordon Page Royal Navy Aircraft Serials and Units 1911-1919 Air-Britain, 1992. ISBN 0 85130 191 6
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