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Felixstowe F.2A
Felixstowe (RNAS) · Anti-Submarine Patrol / Naval Reconnaissance · UK · Pioneer Age (pre-1919)
The Felixstowe F.2 was a 1917 British flying boat class designed and developed by Lieutenant Commander John Cyril Porte RN at the naval air station, Felixstowe during the First World War adapting a larger version of his superior Felixstowe F.1 hull design married with the larger Curtiss H-12 flying boat. The Felixstowe hull had superior water contacting attributes and became a key base technology in most seaplane designs thereafter.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Maritime Patrol
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Pioneer Age (pre-1919)
- Country
- UK
- Manufacturer
- Felixstowe (RNAS)
- Operator
- Royal Naval Air Service / RAF
- Primary Role
- Anti-Submarine Patrol / Naval Reconnaissance
- Status
- Retired
- Service Entry
- 1917
- Produced
- 100
- Engine
- 2x Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII inline
- Thrust / Power
- 345 hp each
- Launch
- Water
- Length (ft)
- 46.3
- Wingspan (ft)
- 95.7
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 7549
- MTOW (lb)
- 10978
- Endurance (hr)
- 6
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 9600
- Range (mi)
- 522
- Max Speed (mph)
- 95
- Armament
- 4–7x Lewis guns; 4x 100lb bombs or 2x 230lb bombs