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Saunders-Roe: SR/A1

From Graces Guide
1951. Fighter flying boat.

Note: This is a sub-section of Saunders-Roe.

The Metropolitan-Vickers: F2/4 Jet Engine was fitted in the Saunders-Roe SR.A/1 flying boat fighter. Thrust had already improved to 3,850 lbf (17.1 kN) for the third prototype, and eventually settled at 4,000 lbf (17.8 kN).

1947 Development of the SR.A/1 ended and this ended the development of the engine.

One engine from the SR.A/1 prototype was removed and used by Donald Campbell for early runs in his famous 1955 Bluebird K7 hydroplane in which he set seven water speed records between 1955 and 1964.


See Also

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Sources of Information

  • All-Aero.com [1]
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