torpedo

55 photos and 4 illustrations tagged torpedo, from 10 members of Flickr Commons.

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1890

2015

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Kees Kort said:
This is a Short Type 320 Torpedo bomber, powered by a 320 hp Sunbeam Cossack (hence the Type number). A large machine with the pilot at the back and observer in front. Unequal span wings, upper wing 22,85 meter. Two centrally placed floats with two small round floats at the wing tips. Bigger float at the tail section. Very large rounded fixed tail section and balanced rudder. Mark that a big radiator for the water-cooled Sunbeam is right in front of the wings. Probably no problem for the visibility of the pilot as he sat at the back. It is known that in February 1918 a series of trials were run at Calshot in which 40 torpedoes were launched by four Short Type 320 machines.
Provincial Archives of Alberta said:
Thanks a lot for all of this information! Do you know if that was the only time that such trials were run or is there a possibility that this could have been another time and location?
Kees Kort said:
Provincial Archives of Alberta I have no knowledge that more trails were performed at this or other locations.

greenac1 said:
Sure would be great to see this plane fly
Kees Kort said:
The first built Friedrichshafen FF.35 - Marine number '300' first flown in 1916 accepted by the German navy on 24 May 1916. A second one - Marine number '310' - was later built and also bought by the German navy. This twin-engine floatplane could carry one torpedo of 726 kg, hence the 'strutty' construction of the floats to the lower wing. There were of course no connection struts between the floats otherwise the torpedo could not be carried (and launched).