Engineering:Supermarine Scylla
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Short description: 1920s British flying boat
| Scylla | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Flying boat |
| Manufacturer | Supermarine |
| Designer | R. J. Mitchell |
| Management and usage | Royal Air Force |
| Number built | 1 |
The Supermarine Scylla was a 1920s British biplane flying boat built by Supermarine.
Design and development
The Scylla was designed by R. J. Mitchell, chief designer at Supermarine as an experimental wooden twin-engined biplane amphibian aircraft, in parallel with the Supermarine Swan design for a replacement for the Royal Air Force's Felixstowe F5.[1]
Operators
United Kingdom
- Royal Air Force
- Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment, Felixstowe
See also
- Felixstowe F5
Related development
Related lists
- Seaplanes and flying boats
References
- ↑ Andrews and Morgan 1987, p.87
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