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Supermarine Sea Lion I
| Sea Lion I | |
|---|---|
| Type | Racing floatplane |
| Manufacturer | Supermarine Aviation Works |
| Maiden flight | 1919 |
| Retired | 1919 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Supermarine Sea Lion I was a British racing flying boat designed and built by the Supermarine Aviation Works for the 1919 Schneider Trophy at Bournemouth, England. The later racing floatplane for the 1922 Schneider Trophy the Sea Lion II was a different design.
Development
In need for a contender for the 1919 Schneider Trophy race Supermarine developed a racing flying boat as a modification of their Baby. The Baby was a single-seat biplane fighter flying boat powered by a 450hp Napier Lion engine in pusher configuration that had first flown in 1917.
Re-built as racing flying boat G-EALP was entered into the 1919 race. The aircraft was withdrawn after one lap and the race was abandoned due to fog. On 10 September 1919 the aircraft struck flotsam when it took off from Swanage Bay and the fuselage was holed, when it alighted near Bournemouth Pier the aircraft sank.
Specifications (Sea Lion I)
See also
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References
- A.J.Jackson, British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 3, Putnam & Company, London, 1974, ISBN 370 10014 X
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 2992.
- British Aircraft Directory
Lists relating to aviation | |
|---|---|
| General | Timeline of aviation · Aircraft · Aircraft manufacturers · Aircraft engines · Aircraft engine manufacturers · Airports · Airlines |
| Military | Air forces · Aircraft weapons · Missiles · Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) · Experimental aircraft |
| Notable incidents and accidents | Military aviation · Airliners · General aviation · Famous aviation-related deaths |
| Records | Flight airspeed record · Flight distance record · Flight altitude record · Flight endurance record · Most produced aircraft |
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