English Electric Kingston

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name = P.5 Kingston
type = reconnaissance and anti-submarine flying boat
manufacturer = English Electric


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first flight = 1924
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developed from = Phoenix P.5 Cork
variants with their own articles = The English Electric P.5 Kingston was a British twin-engined biplane flying boat built by English Electric.

History

When the English Electric Company was formed in 1918 from several companies, the Phoenix Dynamo Manufacturing Company brought with it the two prototype reconnaissance flying boats, the Phoenix P.5 Cork. Redesigned by English Electric it appeared as the English Electric P.5 Kingston with a production order for five aircraft.

The Kingston had redesigned wingtip floats, extended upper-wing ailerons, and a larger fin and rudder. The first aircraft flew in 1924 but was lost during trials at Felixstowe in April 1925.This was followed by four Kingston I. With a change to a new duralumin hull came the sole Kingston II. The last aircraft to be built had yet another hull, but this reverted to wooden construction, and was known as the Kingston III.

With no orders forthcoming the English Electric Company closed its aircraft department in 1926 for the next 22 years.

pecifications

aircraft specification

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crew=6 (pilot, observer, three gunners, engineer)
length main= 52 ft 9 in
length alt= 16.08 m
span main= 85 ft 6 in
span alt= 26.06 m
height main= 20 ft 11 in
height alt= 6.38 m
area main= 1,273 ft²
area alt= 118.26 m²
empty weight main= 8,739 lb
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max takeoff weight main= 14,117 lb
max takeoff weight alt= 6,403 kg
engine (prop)=Napier Lion IIIB
type of prop=12-cylinder piston
number of props=2
power main=450 hp
power alt=336 kW
max speed main=109 mph
max speed alt=175 km/h
range main= 520 mi
range alt= 837 km
ceiling main= 9,040 ft
ceiling alt= 2,755 m
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performance more=Climb to 1,000 ft: 2 min 17 sec

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guns=5× 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis machine gun
bombs=Up to 1,040 lb (472 kg) of bombs

ee also

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Phoenix P.5 Cork

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References

*cite book |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985)|year= |publisher= Orbis Publishing|location= |issn=
* [http://www.britishaircraft.co.uk/aircraftpage.php?ID=180 British Aircraft Directory] accessed 25th April 2008

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