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**wonwinglo** · 05-01-2006

VICKERS SUPERMARINE SEA OTTER.

Basically an improved version of the Walrus which it superseded in Fleet Air Arm service from 1944 for reconnaisance and air sea rescue duties,the Supermarine Sea Otter was the last biplane amphibian to be designed by the company,and also the last aircraft of biplane configuration in service with the Fleet Air Arm,the Sea Otter had a more refined structure than the Walrus and was of all metal construction with fabric covered aerofoil surfaces.The aircraft had a tractor configuration as oppsed to a pusher engine on the Walrus with a Bristol Mercury XXX radial engine.The type was first flown in 1938 but was not in service with the FAA until 1944 initially with No.1700 squadron,292 aircraft were built of both marks the Mk.1 & Mk.2.Post war the aircraft were used by the Danish air force,Dutch navy and the French customs in Indo China,the example above was operated as a civil machine by Qantas Empire Airways.
Wingspan: 46 feet.
Max Speed: 154 mph.
Max Range: 835 miles.

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wonwinglo Moderator Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Warwick,UK Real Name: Barry My Models: Aviation artifacts Visit wonwinglo's Gallery Posts: 5,573 Images: 49	Prototypes worth modelling-The Vickers Supermarine Sea Otter. VICKERS SUPERMARINE SEA OTTER. Basically an improved version of the Walrus which it superseded in Fleet Air Arm service from 1944 for reconnaisance and air sea rescue duties,the Supermarine Sea Otter was the last biplane amphibian to be designed by the company,and also the last aircraft of biplane configuration in service with the Fleet Air Arm,the Sea Otter had a more refined structure than the Walrus and was of all metal construction with fabric covered aerofoil surfaces.The aircraft had a tractor configuration as oppsed to a pusher engine on the Walrus with a Bristol Mercury XXX radial engine.The type was first flown in 1938 but was not in service with the FAA until 1944 initially with No.1700 squadron,292 aircraft were built of both marks the Mk.1 & Mk.2.Post war the aircraft were used by the Danish air force,Dutch navy and the French customs in Indo China,the example above was operated as a civil machine by Qantas Empire Airways. Wingspan: 46 feet. Max Speed: 154 mph. Max Range: 835 miles. __________________ 'And there I was oil on my goggles from a broken pipe,then I looked at the altimeter,all I could see was the makers name !' www.wonwinglo.scale-models.net/