The Supermarine Type 179 "Giant" was a British
monoplane
A monoplane is a fixed-wing aircraft configuration with a single mainplane, in contrast to a biplane or other types of multiplanes, which have multiple planes.
A monoplane has inherently the highest efficiency and lowest drag of any wing confi ...
flying boat
A flying boat is a type of fixed-winged seaplane with a hull, allowing it to land on water. It differs from a floatplane in that a flying boat's fuselage is purpose-designed for floatation and contains a hull, while floatplanes rely on fusela ...
developed by
Supermarine but cancelled before completion.
Design and development
The Type 179 was an all-metal monoplane flying-boat powered by six
Rolls-Royce Buzzard piston engines mounted above the wing.
It was to have a crew of seven and room for 40 passengers in a day configuration.
The keel was laid down in 1931 and the aircraft was under construction when the project was abandoned in 1932. The aircraft had been
registered ''G-ABLE'' in April 1931.
Specifications (Type 179 estimated at July 1931)
See also
References
External links
Supermarine Type 179from Avia Deja Vu
Flying boats
1930s British airliners
179
Year 179 (Roman numerals, CLXXIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Veru (or, less frequently, year 932 ' ...
Abandoned civil aircraft projects of the United Kingdom
Six-engined push-pull aircraft
High-wing aircraft
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