United Kingdom - naval aviation and armament
United Kingdom - naval aviation
Walrus I
Modification | Purpose | Deliveries | Number of commissioned | Discarding | Differences from the previous modification |
Seagull II | reconnaissance | 1931 - 1933 | 26 | late 1930s | Napier Lion IIB (492 h. p.), full metal construction, towing propeller |
Seagull V | 1935 - 1936 | 24 | late 1943 | Bristol Pegasus IIM2 (620 h. p.), pushing propeller | |
Walrus I | summer 1936 - 1/1944 | 555 | folding wings | ||
Walrus II | 191 | Pegasus VI (750 h. p.), wooden wings |
Modification |
Walrus II |
Wing span, m |
13.97 |
Length, m |
11.35 |
Height, m |
4.65 |
Wings area, m2 |
56.67 |
Empty mass, kg |
2223 |
Full flying-off mass, kg |
3600 |
Engine | 1 Bristol Pegasus VI |
Power, h. p. | 750 |
Maximal speed, km/h | 216 |
Cruise speed, km/h | |
Flying range, km | 960 |
Vertical speed, m/s | |
Maximal altitude, m | 4800 |
Complement | 2 - 4 |
Armament | 2 - 3 õ 7.7 Vickers K MG, 272 kg bombs or 2 MkVIII DCs |
Walrus I
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