Supermarine Walrus
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The Supermarine Walrus is a British World War II-era amphibious biplane reconnaissance and air-sea rescue aircraft designed by Supermarine.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Supermarine Sea Otter | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air-sea rescue aircraft
ⓘ
amphibious aircraft ⓘ biplane ⓘ military reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | shipborne reconnaissance seaplane ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration |
pusher configuration
ⓘ
single-engine ⓘ |
| aircraftRole |
air-sea rescue
ⓘ
gunnery spotting ⓘ maritime reconnaissance ⓘ |
| armament |
.303 in machine guns
ⓘ
small bomb load ⓘ |
| capability |
land airfield operation
ⓘ
shipborne operations ⓘ water landing ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew |
3
ⓘ
4 ⓘ |
| designedBy | R. J. Mitchell ⓘ |
| engineType | single Bristol Pegasus VI radial engine ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1936 ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1933 ⓘ |
| fuselageType | flying boat hull ⓘ |
| introduced | mid-1930s ⓘ |
| landingGearType | retractable undercarriage ⓘ |
| launchMethod | catapult-launched from warships ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Supermarine ⓘ |
| material |
fabric-covered wings
ⓘ
metal hull ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
about 135 knots
ⓘ
about 155 mph ⓘ |
| nicknamed | Shagbat ⓘ |
| notableFeature | pusher propeller mounted between wings ⓘ |
| notableUse | rescue of downed aircrew ⓘ |
| powerplant | Bristol Pegasus radial engine ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
| range | about 600 miles ⓘ |
| retired | 1950s ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | about 17,000 ft ⓘ |
| successor | Supermarine Sea Otter ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Argentine Navy
ⓘ
Irish Air Corps ⓘ Royal Australian Navy ⓘ Fleet Air Arm ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| wingConfiguration | biplane ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Supermarine Sea Otter