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The larger F.3, which was less popular with its crews than the more maneuverable F.2A, served in the [[Mediterranean]] as well as the [[North Sea]]. |
The larger F.3, which was less popular with its crews than the more maneuverable F.2A, served in the [[Mediterranean]] as well as the [[North Sea]]. |
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In 1920, the [[Canadian Air Board]] sponsored a project to conduct the first-ever Trans-Canada flight to determine the feasibility of such flights for future air mail and passenger service. The leg from [[Rivière du Loup]] to [[Winnipeg]] was flown by Lieutenant Colonel [[Robert Leckie (RCAF officer)|Leckie]] and Major [[Basil Deacon Hobbs |
In 1920, the [[Canadian Air Board]] sponsored a project to conduct the first-ever Trans-Canada flight to determine the feasibility of such flights for future air mail and passenger service. The leg from [[Rivière du Loup]] to [[Winnipeg]] was flown by Lieutenant Colonel [[Robert Leckie (RCAF officer)|Leckie]] and Major [[Basil Deacon Hobbs|Hobbs]] in a Felixstowe F.3. Six F.3s served with the Canadian Air Force/Air Board between 1921 and 1923.<ref>John A Griffin fonds, 1 Canadian Air Division Heritage Office</ref> |
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On the 22 March 1921, a Felixstowe F.3 flying boat of the [[Portuguese Naval Aviation]] – crewed by the naval aviators [[Sacadura Cabral]] and Ortins de Bettencourt, naval navigator [[Gago Coutinho]] and aviation mechanic Roger Soubiran – performed the first flight between [[Mainland Portugal]] and [[Madeira]]. |
On the 22 March 1921, a Felixstowe F.3 flying boat of the [[Portuguese Naval Aviation]] – crewed by the naval aviators [[Sacadura Cabral]] and Ortins de Bettencourt, naval navigator [[Gago Coutinho]] and aviation mechanic Roger Soubiran – performed the first flight between [[Mainland Portugal]] and [[Madeira]]. |
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==Variants== |
==Variants== |
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[[File:Short F.3 Air Yacht (G-EAQT).jpg|thumb|right|Short F.3 Air Yacht (G-EAQT), on the [[River Medway|Medway]], 11 June 1920, before shipment to Australia.<ref>{{cite magazine |journal=Flight |date=17 April 1924 |title=A Converted F5 Flying Boat |pages= |
[[File:Short F.3 Air Yacht (G-EAQT).jpg|thumb|right|Short F.3 Air Yacht (G-EAQT), on the [[River Medway|Medway]], 11 June 1920, before shipment to Australia.<ref>{{cite magazine |journal=Flight |date=17 April 1924 |title=A Converted F5 Flying Boat |pages=219–220 |url=https://archive.org/details/Flight_International_Magazine_1924-04-17-pdf/page/n1/mode/2up |number=799 |volume=XVI |via=Internet Archive }}</ref><ref name='Aeropedia'>{{cite web |last1=Eyre |first1=David C. |title=Felixstowe F.3 |url=https://aeropedia.com.au/content/felixtowe-f-3/ |website=Aeropedia |publisher=Aeropedia |access-date=31 August 2023 |date=19 May 2019}}</ref>]] |
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:[[Canadian Vickers]] Felixstowe F.3 built for a transatlantic attempt. |
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|ref=British Naval Aircraft since 1912 <ref name="Thetford Navy p198">Thetford 1978, p.198.</ref> |
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Felixstowe F.3 | |
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Felixstowe F.3, Canada 1920 | |
Role | Military flying boat
Type of aircraft
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National origin | United Kingdom |
Manufacturer | Short Brothers Dick, Kerr & Co. Phoenix Dynamo Manufacturing Company Malta Dockyard (23) Canadian Vickers |
Designer | John Cyril Porte |
First flight | February 1917 |
Introduction | February 1918 |
Primary users | Royal Naval Air Service Royal Air Force United States Navy |
Number built | 182 |
Developed from | Felixstowe F.2 |
Variants | Felixstowe F.5 Felixstowe F5L |
The Felixstowe F.3 was a British First World War flying boat, successor to the Felixstowe F.2 designed by Lieutenant Commander John Cyril Porte RN at the naval air station, Felixstowe.
In February 1917, the first prototype of the Felixstowe F.3 was flown. This was a larger and heavier development of the Felixstowe F.2A, powered by two 320 hp (239 kW) Sunbeam Cossack engines.[1] Large orders followed, with the production aircraft powered by Rolls-Royce Eagles. The F.3's larger size gave it greater range and a heavier bombload than the F2, but poorer speed and agility. Approximately 100 Felixstowe F.3s were produced before the end of the war, including 18 built by the Dockyard Constructional Unit at Malta.[2]
The larger F.3, which was less popular with its crews than the more maneuverable F.2A, served in the Mediterranean as well as the North Sea.
In 1920, the Canadian Air Board sponsored a project to conduct the first-ever Trans-Canada flight to determine the feasibility of such flights for future air mail and passenger service. The leg from Rivière du LouptoWinnipeg was flown by Lieutenant Colonel Leckie and Major Hobbs in a Felixstowe F.3. Six F.3s served with the Canadian Air Force/Air Board between 1921 and 1923.[3]
On the 22 March 1921, a Felixstowe F.3 flying boat of the Portuguese Naval Aviation – crewed by the naval aviators Sacadura Cabral and Ortins de Bettencourt, naval navigator Gago Coutinho and aviation mechanic Roger Soubiran – performed the first flight between Mainland Portugal and Madeira.
Data from British Naval Aircraft since 1912 [6]
General characteristics
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