Supermarine S.6
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The Supermarine S.6 was a British racing seaplane developed in the late 1920s that set speed records and directly influenced the design of the iconic Supermarine Spitfire fighter.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Supermarine S.6 canonical | 7 |
| Supermarine S.6B | 6 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
racing seaplane
ⓘ
single-seat monoplane ⓘ |
| aircraftType | floatplane ⓘ |
| airframeLayout | all-metal monocoque fuselage ⓘ |
| category |
1920s British aircraft
ⓘ
Schneider Trophy aircraft ⓘ racing aircraft ⓘ |
| competitionResult | winner of 1929 Schneider Trophy ⓘ |
| competitionType | seaplane speed contest ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designContinuityWith |
Supermarine S.4
ⓘ
Supermarine S.5 ⓘ |
| designedByCompany |
Supermarine
ⓘ
surface form:
Supermarine Aviation Works
|
| designer | R. J. Mitchell ⓘ |
| developedFor | Schneider Trophy competition ⓘ |
| developedIn | late 1920s ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | liquid-cooled W-12 piston engine ⓘ |
| engineType | Napier Lion ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1929 ⓘ |
| floatConfiguration | twin main floats ⓘ |
| fuelSystem | fuel carried in floats ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | stepping stone to modern high-speed fighters ⓘ |
| influenced | Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ |
| inServicePeriod |
early 1930s
ⓘ
late 1920s ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Supermarine ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contribution to British high-speed research
ⓘ
high-speed flight records ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 1 ⓘ |
| operator |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Air Force High Speed Flight
|
| powerplantManufacturer | Napier & Son ⓘ |
| predecessor | Supermarine S.5 ⓘ |
| primaryMaterial | metal construction ⓘ |
| propulsion | tractor propeller ⓘ |
| registrationContext | built in small numbers ⓘ |
| relatedAircraft |
Supermarine S.6
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Supermarine S.6B
Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ |
| role | Schneider Trophy racer ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor |
Supermarine S.6
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Supermarine S.6B
|
| tailConfiguration | conventional tailplane ⓘ |
| usedFor | speed record attempts ⓘ |
| usedInCompetition | 1929 Schneider Trophy ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| wingStructure | cantilever wing ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Supermarine S.6B
this entity surface form:
Supermarine S.6B
this entity surface form:
Supermarine S.6B
this entity surface form:
Supermarine S.6B
this entity surface form:
Supermarine S.6B
this entity surface form:
Supermarine S.6B