Supermarine Sheldrake

Short description: 1920s British flying boat

Sheldrake

Role  | Amphibian biplane flying boat
National origin | United Kingdom
Manufacturer  | Supermarine
Designer  | R.J. Mitchell
First flight  | 1927
Produced  | 1923
Number built | 1
Developed from | Supermarine Seagull

The Supermarine Sheldrake was a British amphibian biplane flying boat developed by Supermarine from the Supermarine Seagull with a revised hull.[1] It was powered by a Napier Lion engine mounted between the wings driving a four-bladed propeller.[1] Only one Sheldrake, serial number N180, was built.[2]

## Contents

* 1 Specifications (Sheldrake N180)
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 Further reading

## Specifications (Sheldrake N180)

Data from Supermarine Aircraft Since 1914.[3]

General characteristics

* Crew: 3
* Length: 37 ft 4.5 in (11.392 m)
* Wingspan: 46 ft (14 m)
* Height: 16 ft 2.5 in (4.940 m)
* Wing area: 593 sq ft (55.1 m2)
* Empty weight: 4,125 lb (1,871 kg)
* Gross weight: 6,100 lb (2,767 kg)
* Powerplant: 1 × Napier Lion V W-12 water-cooled piston engine, 450 hp (340 kW)
* Propellers: 4-bladed fixed pitch pusher propeller

Performance

* Maximum speed: 103 mph (166 km/h, 90 kn) at sea level
* Landing speed: 55 mph (48 kn; 89 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 85 mph (137 km/h, 74 kn)
* Range: 250 mi (400 km, 220 nmi)

Armament

* Guns: * 1x fixed forward-firing 0.303 in (7.70 mm) Vickers machine-gun
* 1x flexibly mounted 0.303 in (7.70 mm) Lewis machine-gun in the rear cockpit aft of the mainplanes
* Bombs: Up to 1,000 lb (450 kg) of bombs

## See also

Related development

* Supermarine Seagull
* Supermarine Scarab

Related lists

* Seaplanes and flying boats

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sires of the Swift". Flight: 473. 2 October 1953. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1953/1953 - 1317.html.
2. ↑ Robertson, Bruce (1987). British Military Aircraft Serials 1878-1987. Letchworth, England: Midland Counties Publications. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-904597-61-5.
3. ↑ Andrews, C.F.; Morgan, Eric B. (2003). Supermarine Aircraft Since 1914 (2nd Revised ed.). London: Putnam Aeronautical. pp. 82–87.

## Further reading

* "Hampshire Air Pageant". Flight (London: Royal Aero Club): 305–308. 19 May 1927. https://archive.org/details/Flight_International_Magazine_1927-05-19-pdf/mode/2up. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

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