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Maker | Note fuel weights may be for different octane ratings | Supermarine |
Name | Fighters 15 minutes fuel allowance, others 50 minutes. | Stranraer |
Type | General Reconnaissance | GR |
Engine | Number | 2 |
Engine | Make | Pegasus X |
Engine | Cooling | Air |
Power | Horse Power | 915 |
Power | At Height (feet) | 6,250 |
Size | Span (feet, inches) | 85' |
Size | Length (feet, inches) | 54.6' |
Size | Height (feet, inches) | 25.9' |
Size | Wing Area (square feet) | 1,457 |
Men | Crew | 6 |
Armament | Forward Fuselage | 1 Lewis |
Armament | Dorsal | 1 Lewis |
Armament | Tail | 1 Lewis |
Armament | Rounds Per Machine Gun | 5 Magazines. |
Bomb Load | Normal (pounds) | 500 |
Bomb Load | Maximum (pounds) | 1,100 |
Weight | Tare (pounds) | 13,179 |
Normal | Weight (pounds) | 19,559 |
Normal | Take Off (Over 50 ft) (Yards) (Or Unstick time) | 440 yds/24 secs |
Normal | Climb to Height (feet) | 5,000 |
Normal | Climb to Height Time (Mins) | 4.6 |
Normal | Service Ceiling (Feet) | 20,000 |
Normal | Maximum Speed (m.p.h) | 161 |
Normal | Max Speed Height (Feet) | 5,000 |
Normal | Cruising Speed (m.p.h) | 137 |
Normal | Cruise Speed Height | 5,000 |
Normal | Bomb Load (pounds) | 500 |
Normal | 50 Minutes allowance Range (miles) | 815 |
Normal | 50 Minutes allowance Endurance Hours | 6 |
Normal | Fuel (for range, pounds) | 3,195 |
Normal | Fuel (for allowance, pounds) | 480 |
Normal | Fuel (Total, pounds) | 3,675 |
Normal | Fuel (Total, Gallons) | 490 |
Normal | Miles per 100 pounds fuel | 25.8 |
Extended | Overload Weight (pounds) (Max bombs (or Fuel if same)) | 22,739 |
Extended | Take Off (Over 50 ft) (Yards) (Or Unstick time) | 500 yds/44 secs |
Extended | Climb to Height (feet) | 5,000 |
Extended | Climb to Height Time (mins) | 6 |
Extended | Service Ceiling | 17,500 |
Extended | Maximum Bombs (Cruise) Speed (m.p.h) | 132 |
Extended | Maximum Bombs (Cruise) Height (feet) | 5,000 |
Extended | Maximum Bombs (Cruise) Bomb Load (pounds) | 1,100 |
Extended | Maximum Bombs (Cruise) Range (50 mins allow.) (miles) | 1,325 |
Extended | Maximum Bombs (Cruise) Endurance (50 mins allow.) Hrs | 9.95 |
Extended | Maximum Bombs (Cruise) Fuel (for range, pounds) | 5,300 |
Extended | Maximum Bombs (Cruise) Fuel (for allowance, pounds) | 480 |
Extended | Maximum Bombs (Cruise) Fuel (Total, pounds) | 5,780 |
Extended | Maximum Bombs (Cruise) Fuel (Total, Gallons) | 770 |
Extended | Maximum Bombs (Cruise) Miles per 100 pounds of fuel | 24.8 |
Extended | Maximum Fuel (Cruise) Speed (m.p.h) | 132 |
Extended | Maximum Fuel (Cruise) Height (feet) | 5,000 |
Extended | Maximum Fuel (Cruise) Bomb Load (pounds) | 500 |
Extended | Maximum Fuel (Cruise) Range (50 mins allow.) (miles) | 1,465 |
Extended | Maximum Fuel (Cruise) Endurance (50 mins allow.) Hrs | 11.1 |
Extended | Maximum Fuel (Cruise) Fuel (for range, pounds) | 5,900 |
Extended | Maximum Fuel (Cruise) Fuel (for allowance, pounds) | 480 |
Extended | Maximum Fuel (Cruise) Fuel (Total, pounds) | 6,380 |
Extended | Maximum Fuel (Cruise) Fuel (Total, Gallons) | 850 |
Extended | Maximum Fuel (Cruise) Miles per 100 pounds of fuel | 24.8 |
Extended | Maximum Fuel Capacity (Gallons) | 850 |
Extended | Maximum Fuel (Economical) Speed (m.p.h) | 103 |
Extended | Maximum Fuel (Economical) Height (feet) | 5,000 |
Extended | Maximum Fuel (Economical) Bomb Load (pounds) | 500 |
Extended | Maximum Fuel (Economical) Range (50 mins allow.) (miles) | 1,615 |
Extended | Maximum Fuel (Economical) Endurance (50 mins allow.) Hrs | 15.7 |
Extended | Maximum Fuel (Economical) Fuel (for range, pounds) | 5,900 |
Extended | Maximum Fuel (Economical) Fuel (for allowance, pounds) | 480 |
Extended | Maximum Fuel (Economical) Fuel (Total, pounds) | 6,380 |
Extended | Maximum Fuel (Economical) Fuel (Total, Gallons) | 850 |
Extended | Maximum Fuel (Economical) Miles per 100 pounds of fuel | 27.4 |
Okay. I admit I am old and easily confused, in this case by the following:This aircraft was used for patrols out of RCAF Base, Bella Bella British Columbia.
The "Base" is now called Shearwater, and is a port of call for many recreational boater (including myself) during the summer months. The original hanger is still in place and is now used for the marine services available in Shearwater.
Of interest are the islands and passages in the nearby "Hakai Pass" area that are named after WWII aircraft:
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Jim
There's a "Shearwater" in British Columbia too. Trust me I've been there!Okay. I admit I am old and easily confused, in this case by the following:
"This aircraft was used for patrols out of RCAF Base, Bella Bella British Columbia.........The "Base" is now called Shearwater..."
The last time i was at Shearwater, it was in Nova Scotia, several thousand kilometres east of Bella Bella. What am I missing?
GPS?Okay. I admit I am old and easily confused, in this case by the following:
"This aircraft was used for patrols out of RCAF Base, Bella Bella British Columbia.........The "Base" is now called Shearwater..."
The last time i was at Shearwater, it was in Nova Scotia, several thousand kilometres east of Bella Bella. What am I missing?
Thanks. That tailgunner position has to feel cold, exposed and lonely. Was the tailgunner accessible from the crew compartment?
I can just refer to the Mushroom "Yellow series" book "Supermarine Walrus & Stranraer" by James Knightly and Roger Wallsgrove:Was the tailgunner accessible from the crew compartment?
At Shearwater, BC there is a replica Stranraer.There's a "Shearwater" in British Columbia too. Trust me I've been there!it's very small. A small general store, laundromat, gift stores, marina and marine services, fuel services, guided fishing trips.
Yes, I've seen the Stranraer at Shearwater. We've been there a number of times over the past 10 years. The most impressive part of Shearwater is the warime Hanger, which is still in place. Some great photos in that article, however they refer to "Bella Bella Passage" between Campbell and Denny Island. It's actually Lama Passage. I've been up and down it many times.At Shearwater, BC there is a replica Stranraer.
Supermarine Stranraer | The Canadian Museum of Flight
Did you know that our technical volunteers built a replica of a Supermarine Stranraer flying boat that now 'flies' with the wind in Shearwater, BC?www.canadianflight.org
Some great photos of the Canadian ops here.
Canadian Warplanes 1: Canadian Vickers Stranraer
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The origins of the PBY Catalina go back to a USN request for a new patrol flying boat in 1933.Nice, I must get out to BC more often. My cousin lives on Bowen Island.
I like how the Stranraer (and Walrus) was designed by RJ Mitchell of Spitfire fame. That demonstrates the amazing breadth of his skill set. Had he remained alive and well into the 1950s I wonder what Mitchell's take on the Attacker, Swift and Scimitar would have been. As long as the Exchequer doesn't hold up the funds, we'd likely see Mitchell with something in service by 1949-50 that's equal to the MiG-15 and Sabre over Korea.
Mitchell died before his four engined bomber was completed. Perhaps an early four engined bomber before the Stirling. Supermarine B.12/36 - Wikipedia
As for flying boats….? Perhaps Mitchell could have made a twin-engined ultra long ranged equivalent to the PBY Catalina. Interestingly, Canadian Vickers produced both the Stranraer and the Catalina (PB Canso) in British Columbia.