BERNHARD C.F. KLEIN COLLECTION
No. 7703. Parnall Prawn (S1576) Royal Navy
Photographed at Felixstowe, UK, 1930, source unknown
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04/30/2008. Remarks by Bernard Klein: "This small extraordinary aircraft was designed by H.V. Clark to assess the feasibility of mounting a flying boat's engine in the extreme bow thereby producing a low drag installation. The experimental single-seat parasol flying boat was powered by one 65 hp Ricardo-Burt engine driving a very small four bladed propeller. The engine could be tilted up to 22 degrees upwards (as shown in Another view) to avoid the spray over the nose. The aircraft was tested mid-1930." |
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Created April 30, 2008