Supermarine Nanok

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The Supermarine Nanok was a British three-engined biplane flying boat built by Supermarine. Built to meet a Royal Danish Navy requirement, the single prototype was rebuilt as a private air yacht and renamed the Supermarine Solent.

Development and design

The Nanok (Inuit language: "Polar bear") was a three-engined development of Supermarine's successful Southampton flying boat, designed to meet a Danish requirement for a torpedo carrying flying boat. A prototype was ordered on 17 June 1926, and the aircraft first flew on 21 June 1927. Testing was disappointing, and despite modifications the aircraft could not meet the specified performance and was rejected by the Danes.[1]

The aircraft was therefore converted to a luxury 12-seat civil transport for the use of the Irish brewing magnate, Arthur Ernest Guinness, being renamed the Supermarine Solent.[2]

Operational history

The Solent was certified as airworthy on 5 September 1928,[3] and was used to fly frequently between England and the owner's home near Lough Corrib in County Galway, Ireland.[1] It remained in use until it was scrapped in 1934.[3]

Operators

 Denmark

Specifications (Nanok)

Data from Supermarine Aircraft since 1914 [4]

General characteristics

  • Crew: Five
  • Length: 50 ft 6 in (15.40 m)
  • Wingspan: 75 ft 0 in (22.86 m)
  • Height: 19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)
  • Wing area: 1,572 ft² (146 m²)
  • Empty weight: 10,619 lb (4,817 kg)
  • Loaded weight: 16,311 lb (7,399 kg)
  • Powerplant: 3 × Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar IV 14-cylinder air cooled radial engine, 430 hp (321 kW) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 99 kn (113.5 mph, 183 km/h) at sea level
  • Stall speed: 56 kn (64 mph, 103 km/h)
  • Range: 557 nmi (640 mi, 1,030 km)Reconnaissance
  • Service ceiling: 10,920 ft (3,328 m)
  • Rate of climb: 607 ft/min (3.1 m/s)
  • Wing loading: 10.4 lb/ft² (50.7 kg/m²)
  • Power/mass: 0.079 hp/lb (130 W/kg)
Armament
  • Guns: 2 × .303 in (7.7 mm) machine guns (one in bow and one amidships)
  • Bombs: 2 × 1,534 lb (700 kg) torpedoes

See also

Related development


Related lists
  • List of seaplanes and flying boats

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Andrews and Morgan 1987, p.117.
  2. Andrews and Morgan 1987, p.119.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Jackson 1988, p.350.
  4. Andrews and Morgan 1987, p.121,123.

References


  • Andrews, C.F. and Morgan, E.B. Supermarine Aircraft since 1914. London:Putnam, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-800-3.
  • Jackson, A.J. British Civil Aircraft 1919-1972:Volume III. London:Putnam, 1988. ISBN 0-85177-818-6.

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