Supermarine S.5 ![]()
![]() Supermarine S.5
One of the types ordered was the Supermarine S.5, a development of the S.4 with all-metal airframe and an 875 hp Napier Lion engine. It won the 1927 Schneider contest at Venice at a speed of 281.65 mph. The Schneider Trophy never experienced any casualties during competition, but several pilots were killed training for the races. Sam Kinkhead in 1928 and Jerry Brinton in 1931 in a Supermarine S.5, from Great-Britain.
![]() Supermarine S.5
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