Supermarine Type 179
The Supermarine Type 179 "Giant" was a British monoplane flying boat developed by Supermarine but cancelled before completion. Design and development
The Type 179 was an all-metal monoplane flying-boat powered by six Rolls-Royce Buzzard piston engines mounted above the wing. It was to have a crew of seven and room for 40 passengers in a day configuration. The keel was laid down in 1931 and the aircraft was under construction when the project was abandoned in 1932. The aircraft had been registered G-ABLE in April 1931. Specifications (Type 179 estimated at July 1931)

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External links
 Supermarine Type 179 from Avia Deja Vu

Flying boats
1930s British airliners
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Abandoned civil aircraft projects of the United Kingdom
Six-engined push-pull aircraft
High-wing aircraft