Engineering:Hamble River H.L.1 Seaplane
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| H.L.1 Seaplane | |
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| Role | Seaplane |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Hamble River, Luke & Co Limited |
| Designer | Frank Murphy |
| First flight | 1914 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Hamble River H.L.1 Seaplane was a British pusher biplane seaplane designed by Frank Murphy and built by Hamble River, Luke & Co Limited at Southampton.[1][2]
The H.L.1 was exhibited uncompleted at the exhibition at Olympia in February 1914 fitted with a 150 hp (112 kW) NAG C.II engine.[1] It was ordered by the British Admiralty to be fitted with a 160 hp (119 kW) Gnome engine and issued with serial number 105.[1] The H.B.1 was launched in May 1914 but partly sank and was damaged due to being unbalanced. It was repaired and fitted with pontoon-floats and tested by Eric Gordon England without much success.[1] It was not accepted by the Navy and was sold at auction in May 1915 for £30.[1][3]
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Sturtivant and Page 1992, p. 34
- ↑ "HAMBLE Chronological History)". http://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/airfields/ham.html.
- ↑ "Aviation At Hamble)". http://www.delscope.co.uk/aviation/hamble.htm.
Bibliography
- Ray Sturtivant and Gordon Page Royal Navy Aircraft Serials and Units 1911-1919 Air-Britain, 1992. ISBN:0-85130-191-6
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