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Mann Egerton Type B

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Wingspan
  
21 m

Manufacturer
  
Mann Egerton

Length
  
12 m

The Mann Egerton Type B was a 1910s British maritime patrol aircraft developed from the Short Type 184 by Mann Egerton and Company of Norwich.

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Design and development

Mann Egerton were given a contract in 1915 to build the Short Type 184, a two-seat reconnaissance, bombing and torpedo carrying seaplane. As a result of experience gained with the Short 184 contract the company developed an improved version. The most noticeable difference was an increase of span of the upper wing.

Operational history

The Royal Naval Air Service operated all fifteen Type Bs on patrol duties.

Operator

 United Kingdom
  • Royal Naval Air Service

    • Specifications

    Data from The British Bomber since 1914

    General characteristics

  • Crew: Two
  • Length: 40 ft 7 in (12.38 m)
  • Wingspan: 70 ft 0 in (21.34 m)
  • Height: 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Sunbeam, 225 hp (168 kW)

    • Performance

    References

    Mann Egerton Type B Wikipedia
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