The English Electric M.3 Ayr was an experimental British coastal patrol flying boat, designed by William Oke Manning and built by the English Electric Company to an Air Ministry specification of 1921. It was a sesquiplane with swept wings and watertight lower wings set low on the hull to act as stabilising sponsons, so that it needed no wing-tip floats, and a single Napier Lion engine of 450 hp was mounted on the upper wing. The first prototype was launched on 10 March 1925, but it rocked badly when taxying and could not lift off because spray submerged the lower wings. The project was stopped and the second prototype was abandoned half built.
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The English Electric M.3 Ayr was a British three-seat coastal patrol flying boat designed and built by the English Electric Company.
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The English Electric M.3 Ayr was a British three-seat coastal patrol flying boat designed and built by the English Electric Company.
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Development
being launched on 10 March 1925
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The English Electric M.3 Ayr was a British three-seat coastal patrol flying boat designed and built by the English Electric Company.
Specifications
1 × Napier Lion IIB W-12 water-cooled piston engine
Lead, outcome
The aircraft refused to become airborne and the project was abandoned.
Specifications, empty weight
Empty weight: 4,406 lb (1,999 kg)
Specifications, gross weight
Gross weight: 6,846 lb (3,105 kg)
Specifications, speed
Maximum speed: 127 mph (204 km/h, 110 kn)
Specifications, power
450 hp (340 kW)
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The English Electric M.3 Ayr was a British three-seat coastal patrol flying boat designed and built by the English Electric Company.
Of Make: English Electric, Lead
The English Electric M.3 Ayr was a British three-seat coastal patrol flying boat designed and built by the English Electric Company.
In Group: Patrol and Bomber Flying Boats, Lead, type
The English Electric M.3 Ayr was a British three-seat coastal patrol flying boat designed and built by the English Electric Company.
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The English Electric M.3 Ayr was a British three-seat coastal patrol flying boat designed and built by the English Electric Company.
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