History
In 1914 the Glenn Curtiss Company developed a flying boat. The Curtiss H-4 was developed from this aircraft.
The British RNAS officer John Porte had good connections with Curtiss and he did much research in finding the correct hull. The H-4 had difficulties in taking of especially with full load.
Several hulls were tested, often with one aircraft. [this is the reason why several photos exist of aircraft with the same serial equipped with different hulls. In the end the Curtiss H-8 was developed, which was ordered by the RNAS is rather large quantities.
Development of the hull still continued and also at RNAS Station Felixstowe several tests with modified hulls were done, resulting in the Felixstowe F.1
Curtiss had developed the Curtiss H12, with an improved hull. Also the Curtiss H-12 was used for several tests at RNAS station Felixstowe.
See also Felixstowe F-2A
| Dimensions: | |||
| Length: | 14,02 m | Wingspan: | 28,34 m |
| Height: | 5,09 m | Wing area: | 102,9 m2 |
| Weights: | |||
| Empty weight: | 2880 kg | Max. start weight: | 4124 kg |
| Performances: | |||
| Max. speed: | 149 km/u | Rate of climb: | - m/min |
| Range: | - km | Service ceiling: | - m |
| Miscellaneous: | |||
| Engine type: | Two Rolls Royce Eagle I rated 250 hp each. | ||
| Crew: | Three men | ||
| Armament: | Three machine guns | ||
| Dimensions: | |||
| Length: | 14,09 m | Wingspan: | 29,12 m |
| Height: | 5,33 m | Wing area: | - m2 |
| Weights: | |||
| Empty weight: | 3424 kg | Max. start weight: | 4979 kg |
| Performances: | |||
| Max. speed: | 151 km/u | Rate of climb: | - m/min |
| Range: | - km | Service ceiling: | - m |
| Miscellaneous: | |||
| Engine type: | Two Rolls Royce Eagle VIII rated 345 hp each | ||
| Crew: | - | ||
| Armament: | Three machine guns | ||
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