Felixstowe F.5

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The Felixstowe F.5 was a British First World War-era flying boat patrol aircraft used primarily for maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine duties.

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Felixstowe F.5 canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flying boat
patrol aircraft
aircraftCategory patrol flying boat
aircraftConfiguration biplane
airframeCovering fabric
airframeMaterial wood
alsoKnownAs F.5 flying boat
armament bombs
machine guns
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crew 4
designedFor long-range maritime patrols
designer John Cyril Porte
developedFrom Felixstowe F.3
engineConfiguration twin-engine
engineType piston engine
introduced 1918
manufacturer Dick, Kerr & Co.
Felixstowe Seaplane Experimental Station
linked to: RNAS Felixstowe

Phoenix Dynamo Manufacturing Company
SAF (Società Aeronautica Fiumana)
Short Brothers
Sopwith Aviation Company
maximumSpeed about 95 mph
notableFeature improved hull design over earlier Felixstowe boats
operationalEnvironment sea-based operations
operationalUse North Sea patrols
anti-submarine patrols against German U-boats
powerplant 2 × Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII engines
primaryRole maritime reconnaissance
propulsionLayout pusher configuration
range about 400 miles
retiredFromService early 1920s
secondaryRole anti-submarine warfare
serviceEntry 1918
successor Supermarine Southampton
tailConfiguration biplane tail unit
takeoffAndLanding water
usedBy Danish Naval Air Service
Imperial Japanese Navy
Norwegian Naval Air Service
Portuguese Navy
Royal Air Force
Royal Naval Air Service
United States Army Air Service
United States Navy
usedInConflict First World War
linked to: World War I

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Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII usedOnAircraft Felixstowe F.5
No. 210 Squadron RAF aircraftUsed Felixstowe F.5
Felixstowe F.2A successor Felixstowe F.5