Construction details of winner in 1927 Schneider Trophy contest; twin-float seaplane with low-wing semi-cantilever construction; geared drive Napier Lion engine having three banks of four cylinders each; wings externally braced above and below by streamline wires; float frontal area reduced 15 per cent; fuselage of monocoque construction with duralumin sheet; wing construction; skin of radiators is entirely flat; gasoline, oil, and water-cooling systems. (See also Aviation vol. 24, no. 11, Mar. 12, 1928 pp. 634 and 652-654, 4 figs)


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    Title :

    Supermarine. The Supermarine-Napier S-5


    Additional title:

    Aero Digest


    Published in:

    Aero Digest ; 12 , n 3


    Publication date :

    1928


    Size :

    2 pages


    Remarks:

    2 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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