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The Port Victoria P.V.9 was a British single-seat biplane floatplane fighter of the First World War. Although claimed to be the best aircraft of its type yet to be tested only a single prototype was built.

The Port Victoria P.V.9 was a British single-seat biplane floatplane fighter of the First World War.1
2, the new design, the Port Victoria P.V.9 was a single-engined sesquiplane (i.e.2

Made by Port Victoria Marine Experimental Aircraft Depot.

2, the new design, the Port Victoria P.V.9 was a single-engined sesquiplane (i.e. a biplane with its lower wing much smaller than its upper wing) braced with faired steel tubes.3
Empty Weight Lb
1404
Eng 1 Type
9
Max Speed Mph
111
Ceiling Ft
11500
Fuel Capacity
35
Endurance
9000.0
Max Speed Note
at 2
000 ft
Upper Span In
11
Gross Weight Lb
1965
Airfoil
RAF 15
Number Built
1
Crew
1
Height In
Manufacturer
Port Victoria Marine Experimental Aircraft Depot
First Flight
December 1917
Eng 1 Name
Bentley BR1
Wing Area Sqft
227
Lower Span Ft
20
Height Ft
9
Origin
United Kingdom
National Origin
United Kingdom
Time To Altitude
1640.0
Guns
1
Length Ft
25
Prime Units
imp
Similar Aircraft
*Westland N.1B*Supermarine Baby
Eng 1 Hp
150
Eng 1 Number
1
Upper Span Ft
30
Related
*Port Victoria P.V.2
Lower Span In
1
Length In
2
Category
British fighter aircraft 1910-1919
Seaplanes and flying boats

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