| Manufacturer |
Supermarine |
Keystone Aircraft Corporation |
| Description |
The Supermarine Southampton was a flying boat of the interwar period designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Supermarine. |
The Keystone LB-6 and LB-7 were 1920s American light bombers, built by the Keystone Aircraft company for the United States Army Air Corps, called Panther by the company, but adoption of the name was rejected by the U.S. |
| First Flight |
1925-03-10 |
1927-01-01 |
| Entry Into service |
1925-01-01 |
1929-01-01 |
| Production End |
1934-01-01 |
|
| Service End |
|
1934-01-01 |
| Designer |
R. J. Mitchell |
Keystone Aircraft Corporation |
| Type |
Military reconnaissance flying boat |
Biplane light bomber |
| Length (m) |
14.9352 |
15.01 |
| Height (m) |
6.096 |
5.5 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
152.8877 |
183 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
153 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
1813.56 |
3550 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
1.8694 |
180 |
| Armament |
3 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis guns, one in bows and two amidships; 1100 lb of bombs under the wings |
2 × trainable .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis guns in open position in nose; 2 × trainable .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis guns in open dorsal position; 1 × trainable .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis gun in ventral hatch; 2,000 lb (910 kg) Bombs |
| Endurance (h) |
6.3 |
|
| National Origin |
United Kingdom |
|
| Number Built |
83 |
17 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Napier Lion VA inline W-block, 373 kW (500 hp) each |
2 × Wright Cyclone R-1750-1 radial engines, 391 kW (524 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Royal Air Force, Imperial Japanese Navy , Argentine Naval Aviation , Imperial Airways |
United States Army Air Corps |
| Status |
Out of service |
|
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Southampton |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keystone_LB-6 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
22.86 |
23 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
134.5236 |
106.38 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Napier Lion |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |