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 Aero Digest, vol. 12, no. 3, Mar. 1928, pp. 374-375, 2 figs)
Supermarine. The Supermarine-Napier S-5
Aviation
Aviation ; 24 , n 11
1928
3 pages
4 Figs.
Article (Journal)
English
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