Feroxeng: On one of my Ulster tours I managed to visit Shorts to enquire whether they had any Pilots Notes for the Seamew. A kindly soul took me on a lengthy trek of the factory but it transpired that the company had recently had a clear out of the paperwork of all un-supported types. I asked the appropriate department specifically about the Seamew but nobody could remember if there were company notes for it or not. One person did say that he thought everything had been put on micro fiche before the originals were burned but said the company responsible for the micro fiche had yet to supply them. Naturally I pleaded to be notified if and when they were available but sadly never heard.
The Pioneer PN ( 1st edition November 1953) gives the following speeds all in knots.
Maximum for
Diving 160 (not shown as VNE for some reason)
Flaps lowered 60
T/O must have been a joy. 'At 20 kts the aircraft becomes airborne and can be climbed steeply at 35 kts'.