Felixstowe F.5
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The Felixstowe F.5 was a British First World War-era flying boat patrol aircraft used primarily for maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine duties.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flying boat
ⓘ
patrol aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | patrol flying boat ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | biplane ⓘ |
| airframeCovering | fabric ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | F.5 flying boat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armament |
bombs
ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 4 ⓘ |
| designedFor | long-range maritime patrols ⓘ |
| designer | John Cyril Porte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Felixstowe F.3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | twin-engine ⓘ |
| engineType | piston engine ⓘ |
| introduced | 1918 ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Dick, Kerr & Co.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Felixstowe Seaplane Experimental Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoenix Dynamo Manufacturing Company NERFINISHED ⓘ SAF (Società Aeronautica Fiumana) NERFINISHED ⓘ Short Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ Sopwith Aviation Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 95 mph ⓘ |
| notableFeature | improved hull design over earlier Felixstowe boats ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment | sea-based operations ⓘ |
| operationalUse |
North Sea patrols
ⓘ
anti-submarine patrols against German U-boats ⓘ |
| powerplant | 2 × Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII engines ⓘ |
| primaryRole | maritime reconnaissance ⓘ |
| propulsionLayout | pusher configuration ⓘ |
| range | about 400 miles ⓘ |
| retiredFromService | early 1920s ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | anti-submarine warfare ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1918 ⓘ |
| successor | Supermarine Southampton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | biplane tail unit ⓘ |
| takeoffAndLanding | water ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Danish Naval Air Service
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Norwegian Naval Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Naval Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | First World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII