FELIXSTOWE F.3

 

BRAND and MODEL
FELIXSTOWE F.3
TYPE
Long-range patrol flying-boat
ORIGIN
United Kingdom
ENGINE
Two 257 kw (345 hp) Rolls Royce Eagle VIII twelve-cylinder VEE liquid-cooled engines
SPECIFICATIONS

Wingspan: 31.02 m (101 ft 8 in)

Length: 14.99 m (49 ft 2 in)

Height: 5.76 m (18 ft 9 in)

Wing area: 133.03 m² (1,432 sq ft)

Max speed at 610 m (2,000 ft): 146 km/h (91 mph)

Max speed at 1,981 m (6,500 ft): 140 km/h (87 mph)

Climb to 610 m (2,000 ft): 5 mins 25 sec

Climb to 1,981 m (6,500 ft): 24 mins

Service ceiling: 2,440 m (8,000 ft)

Endurance: 6 hours

Fuel capacity: 1,818 litres (400 Imp gals)

Empty weight: 3,470 kg (7,650 lb)

Disposable load: 1,157 kg (2,550 lb)

Loaded weight: 5,550 kg (12,235 lb)

PHOTO
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