Mann Egerton Type B

Type B
Role	Maritime patrol seaplane
Manufacturer	Mann Egerton and Company
First flight	1916
Primary user	Royal Naval Air Service
Number built	10
Developed from	Short Type 184

The Mann Egerton Type B was a 1910s British maritime patrol aircraft developed from the Short Type 184 by Mann Egerton and Company of Norwich.

Contents 1 Design and development 2 Operational history 3 Operator 4 Specifications 5 References 6 External links 7 See also

Design and development

Mann Egerton were given a contract in 1915 to build the Short Type 184, a two-seat reconnaissance, bombing and torpedo carrying seaplane. As a result of experience gained with the Short 184 contract the company developed an improved version. The most noticeable difference was an increase of span of the upper wing.

Operational history

The Royal Naval Air Service operated all ten Type Bs on patrol duties.

Operator

 United Kingdom

• Royal Naval Air Service

Specifications

Data from The British Bomber since 1914 ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: Two
• Length: 40 ft 7 in (12.38 m)
• Wingspan: 70 ft 0 in (21.34 m)
• Height: 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
• Powerplant: 1 × Sunbeam, 225 hp (168 kW)

Performance

References

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. 
• Mason, Francis K. (1994). The British Bomber since 1914. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books. ISBN 0-85177-861-5. 

External links

See also

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