Felixstowe F.5
The Felixstowe F.5 was a British First World War flying boat designed by Lieutenant Commander John Cyril Porte RN of the Seaplane Experimental Station, Felixstowe.
| Felixstowe F.5 | |
|---|---|
| Felixstowe F.5s in formation, 1928. | |
| Role | Military flying boat |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Seaplane Experimental Station (1) Short Brothers (23) Dick, Kerr & Co. (2) Phoenix Dynamo Manufacturing Company (17) Gosport Aircraft Company (10) S.E. Saunders Ltd Boulton Paul Ltd (hulls only) Aircraft Manufacturing Co. Ltd Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal (10) Hiro Naval Arsenal (60) Aichi (40) |
| Designer | John Cyril Porte |
| First flight | November 1917 |
| Introduction | 1918 |
| Retired | 1930 |
| Primary users | Royal Air Force United States Navy (F5L) Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Number built | 163 (F.5); 227 (F5L) |
| Developed from | Felixstowe F.2 |
| Variants | Felixstowe F5L Hiro H1H |
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