Felixstowe F.5

what is it?

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 in Felixstowe.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · biplane · 31.6 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 142 km/htop speed
• size 5,753 kgmax take-off weight
• built 342made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 108 years ago, in 1918.
• 🚗Wingspan of 31.6 m: about 7 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1918-05

introduced

1918

retired

1930

status

retired

number built

342

role

military flying boat

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

makers

Hiro Naval Arsenal, English Electric, Dick, Kerr & Co., Short Brothers, Seaplane Experimental Station

engines

2× Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII, V-12 / Eagle VIII

length

15 m

wingspan

31.6 m

height

5.7 m

max take-off weight

5,753 kg

top speed

142 km/h

range

—

ceiling

2,073 m

wings

biplane

landing gear

flying boat

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

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