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Picturing the fictional Sea Lance as a larger radial-engined Barracuda

The Sea Lance comparison distinguishes an invented aircraft's appearance from an uncertain recollection of a real design proposal.

Question

Should the Against All Odds Boulton Paul Sea Lance be imagined as a larger Barracuda-type aircraft with a radial engine?

Short answer

Yes, that broadly fits the fictional description. The separate recollection of a real Boulton Paul Barracuda competitor remains uncertain.

Notes

A larger Barracuda-type airframe with a radial engine is considered a fair way to picture the Against All Odds Sea Lance. A real Boulton Paul submission to the Barracuda competition is also recalled tentatively. That possible historical proposal is separate from the invented aircraft and remains unconfirmed here.