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243:, responsible for organising the 1931 race, and which included representatives from both the aircraft and aero engine industries, was formed to discuss the feasibility of a privately funded entry, but concluded that not only would this be beyond their financial reach, but that the lack of the highly skilled RAF pilots of the High-Speed Flight would pose a severe problem.
483:, which called for an all-metal land-based fighter aircraft and sought innovative solutions aiming at a major improvement in British fighter aircraft. The Ministry specifically invited Supermarine to participate. Accordingly, Mitchell's next endeavour after the S.6B was the design of the company's submission to meet this specification, designated the
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engine. Engineers at Rolls-Royce had managed to increase the available power of the engine by 400 hp (298 kW), enabling it to now provide up to 2,300 hp (1,715 kW); however, this level of performance was only guaranteed for a short time. To improve the engine performance, the use
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publicly pledged £100,000. The
British government also changed its position and announced its support for an entry in January 1931; however, by this point, there were less than nine months left to design, produce and prepare any race entrant. The RAF High Speed Flight was reformed while Mitchell and
175:. Despite these predecessors having previously won the Schneider Trophy competition twice, the development of the S.6B was hampered by wavering government support, which was first promised then withdrawn, and then given once more after a high-profile public campaign encouraged by
293:. Mitchell retained the majority of the S.6's design, his efforts being principally focused on improving the prospective aircraft's heat dissipation; speaking on a radio broadcast, he later referred to the S.6B as a "flying radiator". Mitchell decided to use the aircraft's
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engine that powered it. Neither
Mitchell nor Supermarine would produce further racing aircraft for successive competitions as work on the development of a new fighter aircraft at the British government's behest had taken precedence.
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was destroyed in a takeoff accident, resulting in the death of the pilot, Lieut. G. L. Brinton, R.N., precluding any other plans with only the two S.6Bs and the sole surviving S.6A prepared to conduct the final
Schneider run.
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The outstanding performance of the S.6B had drawn the attention of not only
British military officials and aircraft designers, but internationally as well, influencing new fighter projects in, amongst other nations, both
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Mitchell, with limited time to prepare an entry, knew that there was not enough time left to design a new aircraft from scratch. The obvious means of improving the S.6's performance was by obtaining more power from the
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The withdrawal of backing resulted in enormous public disappointment: having won two successive races, a
British victory in a third race would secure the trophy outright. As ever active in aviation affairs,
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The performance of the S.6B and its forerunners caused
Mitchell to be recognised as a great designer of performance aircraft. The S.6B has been hailed as giving the impetus to the development of both the
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305:, which was also an area in which government support was helpful to the project. The floats were extended forward by some three feet (0.9 m); while longer than their predecessors, they were
235:'s pledge that government support would be provided for the next British race entrant immediately after Britain's 1929 victory, official funding was withdrawn less than two months later following the
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competition of 1931. The S.6B marked the culmination of
Mitchell's quest to "perfect the design of the racing seaplane" and represented the cutting edge of aerodynamic technology for the era.
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For the competition itself, only the S.6Bs and S.6As were intended to participate. The
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Ferdinand Andrews, Charles and Eric B. Morgan. "Supermarine aircraft since 1914."
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Bader, Douglas. "Fight for the Sky: the Story of the Spitfire and the Hurricane."
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407.5 mph (655.8 km/h, 354.1 kn) (World speed record)
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Schneider Trophy to Spitfire – The Design Career of R.J. Mitchell
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390 mph (340 kn; 630 km/h) normal, in level flight
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On 13 September 1931, the Schneider flight was performed by S.6B
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was then to attempt the world air speed record. During practice,
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Concept Aircraft: Prototypes, X-Planes and Experimental Aircraft
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of an exotic fuel mix was necessary, as well as the adoption of
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Spitfire 70: Invaluable Reference to Britain's Greatest Fighter
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by reaching a peak speed of 407.5 mph (655.67 km/h).
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RJ Mitchell: A life in aviation, 1931 Schneider Trophy, Cowes
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Only 18 days after the S.6B's Schneider triumph the British
1406:, December 1931, complete detailed cutaway drawings of S.6B
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Forward fuselage and propeller detail of Supermarine S.6B,
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Green, William, ed. "Supermarine's Schneider Seaplanes."
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1237:"Race with the Wind: How Air Racing Advanced Aviation."
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brought a total of six Supermarine Schneider racers to
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16mm B&W Newsreel footage of 1931 Schneider Trophy
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The Supermarine S.6B under construction, showing the
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28 ft 10 in (8.79 m) including floats
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remained in this guise postwar and was displayed as
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for training and practice. These aircraft were: S.5
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
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1360:Winchester, Jim (2005). "Supermarine S.6B".
1167:Supermarine Aircraft since 1914, 2nd edition
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148:is a British racing seaplane developed by
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1572:Specifications, performance and armament
1428:Further information about a replica S.6B
919:Ferdinand Andrews and Morgan 1981, p. 8.
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179:and backed by a substantial donation by
1118:"The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage"
1101:Andrews, C.F.; Morgan, Eric B. (2003).
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1079:"Royal Pier, Southampton, Hampshire."
760:42 lb/sq ft (210 kg/m)
356:that won at Calshot in 1929 and S.6A
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714:2-bladed fixed-pitch metal propeller
1297:Spitfire: Story of a Famous Fighter
769:0.386 hp/lb (0.635 kW/kg)
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671:12 ft 3 in (3.73 m)
665:30 ft 0 in (9.14 m)
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1416:"The Supermarine S.6B Monoplane."
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1333:. New York: Gallery Books, 1990.
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1003:Lionel Robert James 2003, p. 127.
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892:from the original on 10 May 2022.
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819:List of Schneider Trophy aircraft
677:145 sq ft (13.5 m)
619:Supermarine Aircraft since 1914.
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309:and had a smaller frontal area.
40:
3333:Single-engined tractor aircraft
1281:Spitfire: A Documentary History
1254:Spitfire – Portrait of a Legend
1216:, Volume 10, No. 11, July 1967.
1165:Andrews, C.F. and E.B. Morgan.
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1103:Supermarine Aircraft Since 1914
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387:failed in their attempts, then
233:Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald
1240:MBI Publishing Company, 2001.
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379:would fly the course. If both
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1603:Supermarine Aircraft Spitfire
1256:. London: John Murray, 2007.
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698:6,086 lb (2,761 kg)
692:4,590 lb (2,082 kg)
27:1930s British racing seaplane
3313:Aircraft first flown in 1931
3308:1930s British sport aircraft
3031:Type 312 & 313 (F.37/35)
1299:. London: Harleyford, 1962.
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303:National Physical Laboratory
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156:company to take part in the
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1214:Flying Review International
1051:Anderson 2018, pp. 137–138.
1042:Anderson 2018, pp. 134–135.
1012:Anderson 2018, pp. 132–133.
866:Anderson 2018, pp. 131–132.
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511:The S.6B on display at the
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1364:. Kent, UK: Grange Books.
1151:Cambridge University Press
435:, having broken the world
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1402:"The Supermarine S.6b",
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886:"Supermarine S6 and S6B"
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1608:Time Warp Spitfire Mk V
1122:m-selig.ae.illinois.edu
975:"Death of Lt. Brinton."
855:Andrews and Morgan 1987
625:General characteristics
321:Competition and records
301:tests performed at the
263:Redesign and refinement
1311:Shelton, John (2008).
1148:"The Grand Designers."
1146:Anderson, John D. Jr.
1069:Stephens 2002, p. 166.
907:Anderson 2018, p. 132.
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190:engine and redesigned
3283:Joseph "Mutt" Summers
1084:27 April 2011 at the
1033:Matthews 2001, p. 45.
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603:Specifications (S.6B)
513:London Science Museum
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457:London Science Museum
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327:RAF High Speed Flight
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3338:Supermarine aircraft
3189:Sparrow (I & II)
3174:Commercial Amphibian
1682:The First of the Few
1562:Later Merlin-powered
1552:Early Merlin-powered
1344:Stephens, Philip H.
1331:Supermarine Spitfire
465:Supermarine Spitfire
1267:Nichols, Mark, ed.
779:Related development
522:was donated to the
503:Aircraft on display
481:Specification F7/30
431:, flown by Flt Lt.
316:Operational history
210:, flown by Flt Lt.
49:General information
3273:Basil Deacon Hobbs
3113:Seagull ASR-1
1660:Beverley Shenstone
1639:Surviving aircraft
1387:Air racing history
1295:Robertson, Bruce.
1089:The Heritage Trail
1060:Bader 1973, p. 45.
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1698:Reach for the Sky
1436:Chino, California
1404:Popular Mechanics
1371:978-1-84013-809-2
1322:978-1-84425-530-6
1235:Matthews, Birch.
1116:Lednicer, David.
982:, 21 August 1931.
595:High Speed Flight
433:George Stainforth
335:Southampton Water
249:Lord Rothermere's
237:Wall Street Crash
212:George Stainforth
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