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Supermarine Nanok
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.
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Development and design
The Nanok (Inuit: "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]
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
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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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