| Manufacturer |
Keystone Aircraft Corporation |
Supermarine |
| Description |
The Keystone B-5 is a light bomber made by the Keystone Aircraft company for the United States Army Air Corps in the early 1930s. |
The Supermarine Southampton was a flying boat of the interwar period designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Supermarine. |
| First Flight |
|
1925-03-10 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1925-01-01 |
| Production End |
|
1934-01-01 |
| Designer |
Keystone Aircraft Corporation |
R. J. Mitchell |
| Type |
Light bomber |
Military reconnaissance flying boat |
| Length (m) |
14.9 |
14.9352 |
| Height (m) |
4.8 |
6.096 |
| Cockpit Crew |
5 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
179 |
152.8877 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
160 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
4270 |
1813.56 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
1.8694 |
| Armament |
3 × .30 in (7.62 mm) Browning machine guns; 2,500 lb (1,100 kg); 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) on short runs |
3 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis guns, one in bows and two amidships; 1100 lb of bombs under the wings |
| Endurance (h) |
|
6.3 |
| National Origin |
|
United Kingdom |
| Number Built |
3 |
83 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Wright R-1750-3 radial engines, 392 kW (526 hp) each |
2 × Napier Lion VA inline W-block, 373 kW (500 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
United States Army Air Corps |
Royal Air Force, Imperial Japanese Navy , Argentine Naval Aviation , Imperial Airways |
| Status |
|
Out of service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_B-5 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Southampton |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
22.8 |
22.86 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
106.4 |
134.5236 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Wright Cyclone series |
Napier Lion |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |