Mann Egerton Type B

Type B
General information
Type	Maritime patrol seaplane
Manufacturer	Mann Egerton and Company
Primary user	Royal Naval Air Service
Number built	15
History
First flight	1916
Developed from	Short Type 184

The Mann Egerton Type B was a 1910s British maritime patrol aircraft developed from the Short Type 184 by Mann Egerton and Company of Norwich.

Design and development

Mann Egerton were given a contract in 1915 to build the Short Type 184, a two-seat reconnaissance, bombing and torpedo carrying seaplane. As a result of experience gained with the Short 184 contract the company developed an improved version. The most noticeable difference was an increase of span of the upper wing.

Operational history

The Royal Naval Air Service operated all fifteen Type Bs on patrol duties.

Operator

United Kingdom

• Royal Naval Air Service

Specifications

Data from The British Bomber since 1914

General characteristics

• Crew: Two
• Length: 40 ft 7 in (12.38 m)
• Wingspan: 70 ft 0 in (21.34 m)
• Height: 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
• Powerplant: 1 × Sunbeam , 225 hp (168 kW)

Performance