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Supermarine Seagull / Walrus

 

 

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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