Abstract:
Tests have been made on a large four-engined flying boat (Solent Mk. 3), to determine the hydrodynamic performance in sheltered water and in open-sea swells. The sheltered water characteristics were investigated over a range of weights between 72,000 and 84,000 lb. The performance in swell covered weights up to 82,000 lb, and swell heights up to 5 feet. The latter tests were made at Gibraltar in February, 1951.
