Saunders-Roe Aircraft
There is a separate entry for Saunders-Roe company history.
Note: Built by S. E. Saunders. |
Note: Built by Saunders-Roe. |
Note: Built in collaboration with another manufacturer. |
Saunders-Roe Aircraft | ||
Model | Date | Detail |
Flying Boats | ||
Saunders: Kittiwake | 1920 | Seven-passenger amphibian. |
Saunders: Valkyrie | 1926 | Patrol and general-purpose flying boat |
Saunders: Medina | 1926 | Ten-passenger flying boat |
Saunders: A.14 | 1928 | Experimental flying boat. |
Saunders: Severn | 1932 | Maritime patrol flying boat |
A17 Cutty Sark | The A17 Cutty Sark was the new company's first design. It was a shoulder winged twin engined four seat amphibian monoplane with an all-metal hull and plywood covered wings. The above wing pylon mounted engines could easily be changed, and a variety of different engines were used to power Cutty Sarks, including 104 hp Cirrus-Hermes Mk 1s and 120 hp de Havilland Gipsy IIs | |
A19 Cloud | 1933 | Amphibian maritime trainer. Two crew with eight passengers. Powered by two 340 hp Armstrong Siddeley Motors Serval III or V. 17 aircraft produced. |
A.21 Windhover | 1930 | Amphibious aircraft |
A27 London | 1936 | Reconnaissance and general purpose biplane flying boat. Powered by two 920 hp Pegasus X engines. Military biplane flying boat but only 31 were built, entering service with the Royal Air Force in 1936. |
A.29 Cloud Monospar | 1934 | Variant of the Saunders-Roe Cloud. |
Saunders-Roe: A.33 | 1938 | Prototype flying boat |
A36 Lerwick | 1938 | Twin-engined maritime patrol monoplane flying boat. 21 built. |
Saunders-Roe: Shrimp | 1939 | Research Aircraft. |
Saunders-Roe: SR/A1 | 1947 | Prototype flying boat fighter aircraft. |
Saunders-Roe: Princess | 1952 | Flying boat airliner. |
Saunders-Roe: Duchess | - | Also known as the model P.131. Design for a large jet-powered flying boat. |
Land-based aircraft | ||
Saunders: T.1 | 1917 | The Saunders T.1 was the first aircraft built by the Saunders Company, a two-seat single-engined biplane with unusual monocoque fuselage construction. Only one was built. |
A.22 Segrave Meteor | 1917 | The Saunders T.1 was the first aircraft built by the Saunders Company, a two-seat single-engined biplane with unusual monocoque fuselage construction. Designed by Sir Henry Segrave. Only one was built. |
Saunders: A.10 | 1929 | Private venture four-gun fighter. |
Saunders-Roe: Mailplane | 1932 | Three-engined transport monoplane for 6 to 10 passengers. |
Saunders-Roe: A.24M | 1932 | Three-engined transport monoplane for 6 to 10 passengers. |
Saunders-Roe: SR.53 | 1957 | British prototype interceptor aircraft of mixed jet and rocket propulsion developed for the Royal Air Force. |
Saunders-Roe: SR.177 | - | 1950s project to develop a combined jet- and rocket-powered interceptor aircraft for the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy. |
Helicopters | ||
Saunders: Helicogyre | - | 1920s experimental helicopter designed by Vittorio Isaaco and built by S.E. Saunders Limited for the British Air Ministry. |
Cierva: Air Horse | 1948 | Single-engine three-rotor helicopter |
Saunders-Roe: Skeeter | 1948 | Two-seat training and scout helicopter |
Saunders-Roe: P.531 | 1958 | All-metal five-seat helicopter. |
Hovercraft | ||
SR.N1 | 1959 | The first practical hovercraft. |
SR.N2 | 1961 | Following on from the SR.N1 research craft. |
SR.N3 | 1963 | A military version of the SR.N2. |
SR.N4 | 1968 | Also known as the Mountbatten class hovercraft. A large passenger and vehicle carrying hovercraft. |
SR.N5 | 1964 | Medium-sized hovercraft |
SR.N6 | 1965 | Also known as the Winchester class. A larger version of the SR.N5 series. |
Saunders-Roe Aircraft |
Hydrofoil
- R-103 - a 17 ton Hydrofoil for Royal Canadian Navy, Known as "Bras d'Or". Built in 1956 by Saunders-Roe, Anglesea
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Sources of Information
- The Encyclopedia of British Military Aircraft by Chaz Bowyer. Published in 1982. ISBN 1-85841-031-2
- [1] Wikipedia
- Warplanes of the World 1918-1939 by Michael J. H. Taylor. Published 1981. ISBN 0-7110-1078-1