infobox Aircraft
name = Seal
type = Reconnaissance flying boat
manufacturer = Supermarine
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designer = Reginald Mitchell
first flight = May 1921
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The Supermarine Seal was a British amphibian biplane flying boat developed by the Supermarine company. The Seal was further developed into the Supermarine Seagull.
pecifications (Seal II)
aircraft specifications
plane or copter?=plane
jet or prop?=prop
ref=Supermarine Aircraft since 1914 [Andrews and Morgan 1987, p.81.] ]
crew= 3
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length main= 32 ft 10 in
length alt= 10 m
span main= 46 ft 0 in
span alt= 14.02 m
height main= 14 ft 10 in
height alt= 4.52 m
area main= 620 ft²
area alt= 57.6 m²
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empty weight main= 4,100 lb
empty weight alt= 1,859 kg
loaded weight main= 5,600 lb
loaded weight alt= 2,540 kg
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more general=engine (prop)=Napier Lion
type of prop=12-cylinder water-cooled W-block
number of props=1
power main= 450 hp
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max speed alt= 112 mph, 180 km/h
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*Endurance: 4 hours
*Climb to 10,000 ft (3,050 m): 17 min
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ee also
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* Supermarine Seagull
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References
Notes
Bibliography
* 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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