Port Victoria P.V.5
Port Victoria Marine Experimental Aircraft Depot · United Kingdom · first flew 1917 · fighter
The Port Victoria P.V.5 was a British single-engined floatplane fighter of the First World War. A single example was built and flown at the Royal Naval Air Service's Port Victoria depot on the Isle of Grain in 1917.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 7.77 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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- Sesquiplane with a lower wing of 21 ft span against 32 ft for the upper wing
- Single-engined tractor floatplane
- Single-seat fighter carrying two 65 lb bombs
A small floatplane sesquiplane, with a much shorter lower wing than upper wing and wing bracing struts that also carried the floats in a W shape.
Specifications
- The Port Victoria P.V.5 has a length of 7.77 m (25 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 9.75 m (32 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 152 km/h (94 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
It was designed to an Admiralty requirement for a single-seat fighter floatplane and was a development of the P.V.2 sesquiplane. The intended Smith Static radial engine never materialised, so a 150 hp Hispano-Suiza 8 V8 was fitted, and it flew in July 1917.
Variants
The P.V.5A differed in having a more conventional biplane wing; its work was suspended.
Where you'll see it
Despite good manoeuvrability and handling, no production followed, and the Royal Naval Air Service used landplanes for the fighter role instead.
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