| F.4 Fury | |
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| Fury at the Seaplane Experimental Station, Felixstowe. Wreckage of a Felixstowe F.2A in the foreground. | |
| Role | Long-range flying-boat |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Seaplane Experimental Station, Felixstowe |
| Designer | John Cyril Porte |
| First flight | 11 November 1918 |
| Retired | 11 August 1919 |
| Primary user | Royal Air Force |
| Number built | 1 |
| Developed from | Curtiss Model T[1] Felixstowe F.5[1] |
The Felixstowe F.4 Fury[2] (serial N123), also known as the Porte Super-Baby, was a large British, five-engined triplane flying-boat designed by John Cyril Porte at the Seaplane Experimental Station, Felixstowe, inspired by the Wanamaker Triplane/Curtiss Model T. At the time the Fury was the largest seaplane in the world, the largest British aircraft,[3][2] and the first aircraft controlled successfully by servo-assisted means.[1]
The test-flying programme demonstrated the aircraft's suitability for long-distance flight, however on 11 August 1919 (the eve of a planned flight from England to South Africa) it stalled and crashed into the sea after take-off, killing one member of the crew and suffering irrepairable damage.[4]
- ^ a b c Bruce, J.M. p.930
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Goldenwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Giant Seaplane Wrecked". Taranaki Daily News. 1 November 1919. p. 9. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "British Seaplane Falls.; Wireless Operator Killed on Eve of Flight for South Africa" (PDF). The New York Times. 12 August 1919. Retrieved 24 January 2008.