F.4 Fury
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The Felixstowe F.4 Fury (serial N123), also known as the Porte Super-Baby, was a large British, five-engined triplane flying-boat designed by John Cyril Porte at the Seaplane Experimental Station, Felixstowe, inspired by the Wanamaker Triplane/Curtiss Model T. At the time the Fury was the largest seaplane in the world, the largest British aircraft, and the first aircraft controlled successfully by servo-assisted means. The test-flying programme demonstrated the aircraft's suitability for long-distance flight, however on 11 August 1919 (the eve of a planned flight from England to South Africa) it stalled and crashed into the sea after take-off, killing one member of the crew and suffering irrepairable damage.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Seaplane Experimental Station
- Category
- Seaplanes & amphibians
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- First flight
- 1918-11-11
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 84 kt
- Max speed
- 97 kt
- Range
- 650 nm
- Service ceiling
- 12,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 353 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 33,000 lb
- Empty weight
- 18,563 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 1,500 US gal
- Powerplant
- 5 × Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII
- Engines
- 5
- Seats
- 30
- Length
- 63.2 ft
- Wingspan
- 123 ft
- Height
- 27.5 ft
- Number built
- 1
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.