Felixstowe F.2

The Felixstowe F.2 was a 1917 British flying boat class designed and developed by Lieutenant Commander John Cyril Porte of the Royal Navy at the Seaplane Experimental Station Felixstowe during the First World War adapting a larger version of his superior Felixstowe F.1 hull design married with the larger Curtiss H12 flying boat. The Felixstowe hull had superior water contacting attributes and became a key base technology in most seaplane designs thereafter.

Made by Aircraft Manufacturing Co LtdMayHarden & MayS.E.Saunders Ltd.

Felixstowe F.2 is the predecessor of the Felixstowe F.3.Felixstowe F.5.Felixstowe F5L.

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Royal Air Force
United States Navy
Height Main
533.4
Designer
John Cyril Porte
Length Alt
14.1 m
Jet Or Prop
prop
Loaded Weight Main
10978.0
Height Alt
5.34 m
Type Of Prop
V12 piston
Introduced
1917
Loading Main
10
Power/mass Main
226.8
Successor
Felixstowe F.3
Felixstowe F.5
Felixstowe F5L
Bombs
Up to 460 lbs of bombs beneath wings
Max Speed Main
95
Ceiling Main
9600.0
Number Built
175
Crew
4
Span Main
95
Area Main
1133.0
Primary user
Span Alt
29.15 m
Plane Or Copter?
Power Alt
257.0
Engine(prop)
Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII
Manufacturer
First Flight
February 1917
Loaded Weight Alt
4990.0
More Performance
23970.0
Number Of Props
2
Power/mass Alt
Guns
4
Empty Weight Alt
3431.0
Variants With Their Own Articles
Felixstowe F.3
Felixstowe F5L
Felixstowe F.5
Length Main
1409.6999999999998
Area Alt
105.3 m²
Power Main
345 hp
Max Speed Alt
83
Related
*Felixstowe F.3*Felixstowe F5L
Empty Weight Main
7549.0
Ceiling Alt
2
930 m
Category
Loading Alt
47

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