Supermarine Air Yacht
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The Supermarine Air Yacht was a British luxury passenger-carrying flying boat designed and built by the Supermarine Aviation Works. A three-engined all-metal monoplane a single example was built being destroyed in an accident in 1933.

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Made by Supermarine.

Height Main
19.0
Height Alt
5.8 m
Length Alt
20.3 m
Jet Or Prop
prop
Loaded Weight Main
23348.0
Max Speed Alt
7020.0
Type Of Prop
14
Max Speed Main
102.0
Introduction
1930
Capacity
6
Ceiling Main
6500.0
Number Built
1
Crew
4
Loaded Weight Alt
10590.0
Area Main
1472.0
Primary user
Private owners
Span Alt
28 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
391.5
Engine(prop)
Armstrong Siddeley Panther
Manufacturer
Supermarine
Number Of Props
3
First Flight
February 1930
Production End Year
1930
Climb Rate Main
380.0
Power Main
525 hp
Production Start Year
1930
Climb Rate Alt
1.9 m-s
Length Main
2026.92
Span Main
92.0
Area Alt
136.7 m²
Empty Weight Main
16808.0
Ceiling Alt
1
980 m
Produced
1930
Empty Weight Alt
7624.0
Category
British civil utility aircraft 1930-1939
Seaplanes and flying boats
Supermarine aircraft

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