Supermarine Southampton

what is it?

The Supermarine Southampton was a flying boat of the interwar period designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Supermarine. It was one of the most successful flying boats of the era. The Southampton was derived from the experimental Supermarine Swan, and thus was developed at a relatively high pace.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · biplane · 22.9 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 153 km/htop speed
• size 8,165 kgmax take-off weight
• built 83made 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 101 years ago, in 1925.
• 🚗Wingspan of 22.9 m: about 5 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

1925-03-10

introduced

1925

status

retired

number built

83

role

military reconnaissance flying boat

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

makers

Supermarine

engines

2× Napier Lion VA / Napier Lion V

length

15.1 m

wingspan

22.9 m

height

6.2 m

max take-off weight

8,165 kg

top speed

153 km/h

range

—

ceiling

1,814 m

wings

biplane

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