Felixstowe F.5

The Felixstowe F.5 was a British First World War flying boat designed by Lieutenant Commander John Cyril Porte RN of the Seaplane Experimental Station Felixstowe.

The Naval Aircraft Factory redesigned the Felixstowe F-5 for American production.1
advanced Felixstowe F.5 flying-boat for which the Japanese Navy intended to build for its own use.2
and Felixstowe F-5-L (flying boat that carried a crew of four).3
copy of the British Felixstowe F-5, which itself was based on Curtiss H-12 and -16.4
Fact 100: Felixstowe F.5

Made by DickKerr & Co.English ElectricSeaplane Experimental StationShort BrothersGosport Aviation.

It is the successor of the Felixstowe F.2 ,

Felixstowe F.5 is the predecessor of the Felixstowe F5L.Hiro H1H.

The Felixstowe F.5 series originated in the United Kingdom as a militarized flying boat in the last year of World War 1 1917 Fokker D.6
The Felixstowe F.5 was a British First World War flying boat designed by Lieutenant Commander John Cyril Porte RN of the Seaplane Experimental Station, Felixstowe.7
The Felixstowe F.5 was intended to combine the good qualities of the F.2 and F.3, with the prototype first flying in May 1918.8
The Felixstowe F.9
2A (1) Gosport Felixstowe F.5 (5) Gosport Flying Boat (1) Handley Page O/7 (3) Handley Page V/1500 (1) Macchi M.8 (1) Morane-Saulnier MoS.30bis (1) Morane-Saulnier MoS.35 (1) Nieuport 29C.10
More Users
Royal Air Force
US Navy
Developed From
Felixstowe F.2
Designer
J C Porte
Predecessor
Felixstowe F.2
Variants With Their Own Articles
Felixstowe F5L
Hiro H1H
Number Built
227
53
Successor
Felixstowe F5L
Hiro H1H
Introduced
1917
First Flight
May 1918
Primary user
Royal Naval Air Service
Manufacturer
Dick
Kerr & Co.
English Electric
Seaplane Experimental Station
Short Brothers
Gosport Aviation

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