Supermarine Seal

Seal
Role Reconnaissance flying boat
Manufacturer Supermarine
Designer Reginald Mitchell
First flight May 1921




The Supermarine Seal was a British amphibian biplane flying boat developed by the Supermarine company. The Seal was further developed into the Supermarine Seagull.

The Seal was designed to operate from either shore stations or warships, including the ability to land and take off from aircraft carriers.[1]

Design and development

The Seal was a two-bay biplane with the lower wing mounted on top of the fuselage and the engine mounted below the centre-section of the upper wing. The primary structure of the fusealage was roughly circular in cross-section and was built of planking over a framework of formers and stringers covered with fabric, with the planing surfaces built as separate structures, divided into watertight compartments.[2]

Specifications (Seal II)

Data from Supermarine Aircraft since 1914 [3]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Related development


Related lists

References

Notes

  1. "The Supermarine SEAL Mark II FLIGHT, November 3, 1921, article with photos and line drawings
  2. The Supermarine Seal IIFlight, 3 November 1921.
  3. Andrews and Morgan 1987, p.81.

Bibliography

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  • Andrews, C.F. and Morgan, E.B. Supermarine Aircraft Since 1914. London: Putnam Books Ltd., 2nd edition 1987. ISBN 0-85177-800-3.
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