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Encyclopedia > Supermarine Stranraer
Supermarine Stranraer
Description
Role Reconnaissance flying-boat
Crew 6-7
First Flight July 27, 1934
Entered Service April 16, 1937
Manufacturer Supermarine Aviation
Dimensions
Length 54 ft 10 in 16.7 m
Wingspan 85 ft 0 in 25.9 m
Height 21 ft 9 in 6.6 m
Wing Area 1,457 ft² 135.4 m²
Weights
Empty 11,250 lb 5,100 kg
Loaded 19,000 lb 8,620 kg
Maximum takeoff lb kg
Powerplant
Engine 2 × Bristol Pegasus X
Power (each) 875 hp 650 kW
Performance
Maximum speed 165 mph @ 6,000 ft 265 km/h @ 1,830 m
Combat range 1,000 miles 1,609 km
Ferry range km miles
Service ceiling 18,500 ft 5,640 m
Rate of climb 1,350 ft/min 410 m/min
Wing loading 13 lb/ft² 63.7 kg/m²
Power/Mass 0.092 hp/lb 0.151 kW/kg
Armament
Guns 3 × 0.303 in (~7.7 mm) Lewis guns
Bombs 1,000 lb (454 kg) of bombs or depth charges


The Supermarine Stranraer marked the end of biplane flying-boat devlopment for the Royal Air Force. Built to Air Ministry specification R.24/31, they entered service from April, 1937. Many were still in service at the outbreak of the Second World War and flew anti-submarine and convoy escort patrols. They were withdrawn from operational service in March 1941, but continued to serve in a training capacity until October 1942.


The structure was mainly duralumin, with the hull covered with sheet metal and the wings with fabric. 17 Stranraers were built in Britain and 40 in Canada, serving with the RCAF until 1945. Some units passed into civilian use after the war; notably several Stranraers saw service with the Queen Charlotte Airlines in British Columbia, Canada.

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Supermarine Stranraer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (264 words)
The Supermarine Stranraer marked the end of biplane flying-boat development for the Royal Air Force.
The structure was mainly duralumin, with the hull covered with sheet metal and the wings with fabric.
17 Stranraers were built in Britain and 40 in Canada, serving with the RCAF until 1945.
Supermarine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (328 words)
Supermarine also developed the Spiteful/Seafang the successor of the Spitfire/Seafire and the Walrus flying boat.
The Supermarine main works was in Woolston, Southampton which led to the city being heavily bombed in 1940.
The last of the Supermarine aircraft was the Supermarine Scimitar.
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