Felixstowe F5L
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The twin engine F5L was also known as the Curtiss F5L and as the Aeromarine 75 in civilian operation. One of the Felixstowe F series of flying boats developed by the British during World War I from a design by the American Glen Curtiss, the F5L was an American-built version of the Felixstowe F.5. It entered service at the end of the war and was the US Navy’s standard patrol plane until 1928, when it was replaced by the PN-12.
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[edit] Production
The F5L was built by the US Naval Aircraft Factory (137) , Curtiss (60) and Canadian Aeroplanes Limited (30). Some were converted for civilian use by the Aeromarine Plane and Motor Company in 1919. Named the Aeromarine 75, it could accommodate 10 passengers and was operated by Aeromarine Airways on flights from Key West to Havana, carrying the first US Post office international air mail on flights from New York to Atlantic City, and from Cleveland to Detroit.
[edit] Specifications
Data from Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 12-14 passengers
- Length: 49 ft 4 in (15.04 m)
- Wingspan: 103 ft (31.62 m)
- Height: 18 ft 9 in (5.72 m)
- Wing area: 1,397 sq. ft (129.8 m²)
- Empty weight: 8,720 lb (3,955 kg)
- Loaded weight: 14,334 lb (6508 kg)
- Powerplant: 2× Liberty 12A, 400 hp (kW) each
Performance
- Range: 830 mi (1335 km)
Armament
- Patrol only
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[edit] See also
Related development Felixstowe F.2a
Naval Aircraft Factory PN
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