The Supermarine S.6 (later designated the S.6A) is a 1920s British single-engined single-seat racing seaplane built by Supermarine and designed by its chief designer, R.J. Mitchell, who refined the earlier Supermarine S.5 to produce a larger, more powerful aircraft.

The Supermarine S.6B is a British racing seaplane developed by R.J. Mitchell for the Supermarine company to take part in the Schneider Trophy competition of 1931. The S.6B marked the culmination of Mitchell's quest to "perfect the design of the racing seaplane" and represented the cutting edge of aerodynamic technology for the era.

The Vickers Supermarine S.6B was a more powerful development of the design, built specifically for the 1931 competition in which the British raced (somewhat controversially), with no opposition to win and permanently retain the Schneider Trophy.

Sep 7, 2024 · N247 was a Supermarine S.6, designed by the Reginald Joseph Mitchell, who would later design the legendary Supermarine Spitfire fighter of World War II. The racer was developed from Mitchell’s earlier S.4 and S.5 Schneider Cup racers, and built at the Supermarine Aviation Works, Ltd., Southampton, on the south coast of England.

The S.6B was the precursor to Supermarine's famous Spitfire, and the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine was a descendant of the R-29 engine. SPECIFICATIONS Status: Replica (in storage)

Supermarine Seaplane, S.6.B. S.1595 (with dummy engine). Winner of the Schneider Trophy, 1931.This aircraft was designed by Reginald J Mitchell (1895-1937), the designer of several world-beating seaplanes and the famous Supermarine Spitfire.

Dec 22, 2010 · The first 1/72 scale kit of the Supermarine S-6B was issued by Airfix in the 1950’s, and these can still be found at swap meets and IPMS meetings. Shortly afterwards, Frog issued a kit of the S-6B, and this was a little better in terms of detail and accuracy.

Aug 17, 2018 · Sleek, powerful and extremely fast, the Supermarine S6.B was an exceptional aircraft with a significant legacy. Powered by a state of the art Rolls Royce engine and flown by RAF pilots, this record-breaking beast came from the drawing board of …

The Supermarine S.6 is a 1920s British single-engined single-seat racing seaplane designed by Reginald Joseph Mitchell and built by Supermarine against specification 8/28 for the Schneider Trophy Competition of 1929.

The Supermarine S.6 was a 1920s British single-engined single-seat racing seaplane built by Supermarine. The S.6 continued the line of Supermarine seaplane racers that were designed for Schneider Trophy contests of the late 1920 and 1930s.