166:, was launched into the Ribble Estuary on 22 May and after twenty-minutes of trials on the water was taken out into the Estuary for its first flight. At the point of takeoff N168 suddenly stopped "amidst a cloud of spray" and then began to sink. The crew had been thrown out and the aircraft floated with its wings on the surface. While the crew were being rescued the aircraft had floated away and was recovered by a tug which beached N168. The flying-boat was patched up and the water pumped out and by the evening had been refloated using a tug. While being towed by the tug the strong current struck the pier and it had to be beached again, it was recovered to the company slipway the following day. The investigation concluded that the flying-boat had hit some flotsam.
249:
132:
28:
181:
at
Felixstowe in November 1924 for acceptance trials. Although the flying-boat met the type and air-handling requirements it did not meet the Ministries' requirements for seaworthiness. Modifications were made to N9709 for improvements including four-bladed propellers. On 25 May 1925, just after
235:
for experimental work and sometimes as a crew ferry. It was intended to produce a metal-hulled variant of the
Kingston III but the day the Kingston III left Lytham for Felixstowe in 1926 the company closed its aircraft department. Following some
158:
In
January 1923 the Air Ministry contracted English Electric to build a prototype and the new design was built at Preston, then moved by road to Lytham for flight trials. Following an inspection by the Ministry on 12 May 1924 the prototype,
151:. They based the design on the Cork and the resulting aircraft looked similar but the hull was designed to the latest standard. The Kingston also had redesigned wingtip floats, extended upper-wing
761:
177:
was ready a few months later, only small changes were made from the prototype including a slightly larger beam and two-bladed propellers. The flying-boat was delivered by rail to the
689:
182:
becoming airborne the engines left their mountings and the wing structure failed causing cracks in the hull, the aircraft floated and the crew escaped without injury.
786:
232:
178:
160:
682:
483:
781:
112:
148:
766:
675:
650:
631:
248:
467:
It has been presumed that the superstructure of N9712 was kept and assembled on a new hull, but no definite proof exists.
730:
725:
715:
426:
441:
220:. Test-flown at Felixstowe it failed to perform; in 1930 the metal hull was used for tests at Farnborough.
55:
771:
740:
735:
710:
27:
227:, had a completely redesigned hull, but this reverted to wooden construction, and was known as the
144:
71:
257:
131:
776:
646:
627:
698:
446:
436:
237:
108:
95:
60:
147:
led a team of designers to produce a coastal patrol and anti-submarine flying boat to meet
202:
169:
Despite the accident the Air
Ministry ordered four more flying-boats to be designated the
33:
431:
404:
399:
253:
755:
111:. When the English Electric Company was formed in 1918 from several companies, the
373:
500:
Stainless steel plane leaves Lytham for
Felixstowe. The seaplane on the slipway.
326:
190:
136:
421:
409:
231:. Although more successful than the others the Kingston III was kept by the
667:
376:
213:
240:
sub-contract work the aircraft department was not reformed until 1944.
152:
119:
reconnaissance flying boats. Redesigned, the Cork reappeared as the
247:
130:
579:
577:
564:
562:
671:
661:
The
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985)
189:
first flew on 13 November 1925 at Lytham and was flown to
107:
was a
British twin-engined biplane flying boat built by
484:"Stainless steel plane leaves Lytham for Felixstowe"
193:
for service trials along with the third flying-boat
416:
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
91:
86:
78:
66:
54:
46:
41:
20:
643:English Electric Aircraft and their predecessors
583:
568:
553:
762:1920s British military reconnaissance aircraft
329:IIIB 12-cylinder piston, 450 hp (336 kW) each
283:six (pilot, observer, three gunners, engineer)
683:
260:" located in the rear of the engine nacelles.
155:, and a larger fin and rudder than the Cork.
50:Reconnaissance and anti-submarine flying boat
8:
641:Ransom, Stephen; Fairclough, Robert (1987).
123:with a production order for five aircraft.
690:
676:
668:
344:104.8 mph (169 km/h, 91 kn)
233:Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment
179:Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment
17:
475:
460:
307:1,282.5 sq ft (119.2 m)
540:
538:
536:
534:
532:
530:
528:
201:was dismantled and the hull moved to
7:
787:Twin piston-engined tractor aircraft
526:
524:
522:
520:
518:
516:
514:
512:
510:
508:
113:Phoenix Dynamo Manufacturing Company
301:20 ft 11 in (6.38 m)
295:85 ft 6 in (26.07 m)
289:52 ft 9 in (16.08 m)
208:This fourth aircraft re-emerged as
205:to enable tests to be carried out.
544:Ransom/Fairclough 1987, pp.134-146
115:brought with it the two prototype
14:
626:. Stroud, UK: Sutton Publishing.
135:Phoenix P.5 Cork MII (N.87) with
384:Up to 1,040 lb (472 kg) of bombs
149:Air Ministry Specification 23/23
26:
223:The last aircraft to be built,
319:14,508 lb (6,595 kg)
1:
313:9,130 lb (4,150 kg)
121:English Electric P.5 Kingston
105:English Electric P.5 Kingston
782:Aircraft first flown in 1924
604:Ransom/Fairclough 1987, p.51
595:Ransom/Fairclough 1987, p.35
584:Ransom & Fairclough 1987
569:Ransom & Fairclough 1987
554:Ransom & Fairclough 1987
356:9,060 ft (2,760 m)
244:Specifications (Kingston I)
803:
767:English Electric aircraft
706:
613:London 2003, pp. 260–261.
427:Naval Aircraft Factory PN
252:Kingston II (N.9712), at
216:hull and became the sole
197:. The fourth flying-boat
25:
32:Kingston II (N.9712) at
442:Supermarine Southampton
274:General characteristics
173:. The first Kingston I
622:London, Peter (2003).
261:
185:The second Kingston I
140:
127:Design and development
268:British Flying Boats.
251:
212:at Lytham with a new
134:
624:British Flying Boats
663:. Orbis Publishing.
394:Related development
317:Max takeoff weight:
42:General information
645:. London: Putnam.
262:
141:
749:
748:
377:Lewis machine gun
374:0.303 in (7.7 mm)
101:
100:
794:
699:English Electric
692:
685:
678:
669:
664:
656:
637:
614:
611:
605:
602:
596:
593:
587:
581:
572:
566:
557:
551:
545:
542:
503:
502:
497:
495:
488:media storehouse
480:
468:
465:
447:Vickers Valentia
437:Supermarine Swan
364:
354:Service ceiling:
337:
276:
117:Phoenix P.5 Cork
109:English Electric
61:English Electric
30:
18:
802:
801:
797:
796:
795:
793:
792:
791:
752:
751:
750:
745:
702:
696:
659:
653:
640:
634:
621:
618:
617:
612:
608:
603:
599:
594:
590:
582:
575:
567:
560:
552:
548:
543:
506:
493:
491:
482:
481:
477:
472:
471:
466:
462:
457:
391:
365:
360:
333:
272:
246:
203:RAE Farnborough
129:
74:
37:
12:
11:
5:
800:
798:
790:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
754:
753:
747:
746:
744:
743:
738:
733:
728:
723:
718:
713:
707:
704:
703:
697:
695:
694:
687:
680:
672:
666:
665:
657:
651:
638:
632:
616:
615:
606:
597:
588:
586:, p. 145.
573:
571:, p. 144.
558:
556:, p. 143.
546:
504:
474:
473:
470:
469:
459:
458:
456:
453:
450:
449:
444:
439:
434:
432:Short Cromarty
429:
424:
413:
412:
407:
405:Felixstowe F.5
402:
400:Felixstowe F.3
390:
387:
386:
385:
379:
358:
357:
351:
345:
342:Maximum speed:
331:
330:
320:
314:
308:
302:
296:
290:
284:
245:
242:
171:Kingston Mk. I
128:
125:
99:
98:
93:
89:
88:
84:
83:
80:
76:
75:
70:
68:
64:
63:
58:
52:
51:
48:
44:
43:
39:
38:
31:
23:
22:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
799:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
759:
757:
742:
739:
737:
734:
732:
729:
727:
724:
722:
719:
717:
714:
712:
709:
708:
705:
700:
693:
688:
686:
681:
679:
674:
673:
670:
662:
658:
654:
652:0-85177-806-2
648:
644:
639:
635:
633:0-7509-2695-3
629:
625:
620:
619:
610:
607:
601:
598:
592:
589:
585:
580:
578:
574:
570:
565:
563:
559:
555:
550:
547:
541:
539:
537:
535:
533:
531:
529:
527:
525:
523:
521:
519:
517:
515:
513:
511:
509:
505:
501:
489:
485:
479:
476:
464:
461:
454:
452:
448:
445:
443:
440:
438:
435:
433:
430:
428:
425:
423:
420:
419:
418:
417:
411:
408:
406:
403:
401:
398:
397:
396:
395:
388:
383:
380:
378:
375:
371:
368:
367:
366:
363:
355:
352:
349:
346:
343:
340:
339:
338:
336:
328:
324:
321:
318:
315:
312:
311:Empty weight:
309:
306:
303:
300:
297:
294:
291:
288:
285:
282:
279:
278:
277:
275:
270:
269:
266:
259:
258:Fighting tops
255:
250:
243:
241:
239:
234:
230:
226:
221:
219:
215:
211:
206:
204:
200:
196:
192:
188:
183:
180:
176:
172:
167:
165:
162:
161:serial number
156:
154:
150:
146:
138:
133:
126:
124:
122:
118:
114:
110:
106:
97:
94:
90:
85:
81:
77:
73:
69:
65:
62:
59:
57:
53:
49:
45:
40:
35:
29:
24:
19:
16:
772:Flying boats
720:
660:
642:
623:
609:
600:
591:
549:
499:
492:. Retrieved
487:
478:
463:
451:
415:
414:
393:
392:
381:
369:
361:
359:
353:
347:
341:
334:
332:
322:
316:
310:
304:
298:
292:
286:
280:
273:
271:
267:
264:
263:
229:Kingston III
228:
224:
222:
217:
209:
207:
198:
194:
186:
184:
174:
170:
168:
163:
157:
145:W.O. Manning
142:
120:
116:
104:
102:
92:First flight
79:Number built
72:W.O. Manning
56:Manufacturer
21:P.5 Kingston
15:
335:Performance
327:Napier Lion
323:Powerplant:
218:Kingston II
191:RAF Calshot
137:Linton Hope
756:Categories
494:30 January
455:References
422:Boeing XPB
410:Fairey N.4
348:Endurance:
305:Wing area:
254:Felixstowe
726:Lightning
350:8–9 hours
293:Wingspan:
265:Data from
214:duralumin
777:Biplanes
721:Kingston
716:Canberra
701:aircraft
389:See also
362:Armament
153:ailerons
143:In 1922
67:Designer
299:Height:
287:Length:
238:wartime
87:History
36:, 1925.
649:
630:
490:. 1925
382:Bombs:
34:Lytham
370:Guns:
281:Crew:
225:N9713
210:N9712
199:N9712
195:N9711
187:N9710
175:N9709
139:hull.
741:Wren
736:P.10
731:P.1A
647:ISBN
628:ISBN
496:2017
325:2 ×
164:N168
103:The
96:1924
47:Type
711:Ayr
372:3×
256:. "
758::
576:^
561:^
507:^
498:.
486:.
691:e
684:t
677:v
655:.
636:.
82:6
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
