English Electric P.5 Kingston
English Electric · United Kingdom · first flew 1924 · transport aircraft
The English Electric P.5 Kingston was a British twin-engined biplane flying boat for reconnaissance and anti-submarine work. English Electric built it.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 2 × piston, wing-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 16.08 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Biplane flying boat with a wooden hull and wingtip floats
- Two Napier Lion engines mounted as tractors on the upper wing
- Large fin and rudder, larger than the Cork it was developed from
A big twin-engined biplane flying boat with two Napier Lions on the upper wing and a crew of six.
Specifications
- The English Electric P.5 Kingston has a length of 16.08 m (53 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 26.07 m (86 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 169 km/h (105 mph).
- Typical crew: 6.
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History
The Phoenix Dynamo company brought the P.5 Cork flying boats into English Electric in 1918, and the Cork was redesigned as the Kingston. The prototype sank after hitting flotsam on its first flight in May 1924. Six were built.
Variants
Kingston Mk I; Kingston II had a duralumin hull; Kingston III.
Where you'll see it
Tested by the RAF at Felixstowe. It never reached operational service before English Electric stopped building aircraft in 1926.
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