Saro Windhover

The Saro A.19 Windhover was a British amphibious aircraft from the period between World War I and World War II constructed by Saunders-Roe or Saro. It was originally advertised as the A19 Thermopylae after the famous clipper ship being an enlarged version of the Saro Cutty Sark.

21 oder Saro Windhover war ein Amphibienflugzeug des britischen Herstellers Saunders-Roe aus den frühen 1930er Jahren. Von dem für sechs Passagiere ausgelegten Flugzeug wurden nur zwei Exemplare gebaut.1

Made by Saunders-Roe.

Length Alt
12.6 m
Power Alt
90.0
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Loaded Weight Main
5500.0
Max Speed Alt
6600.0
Max Speed Main
100
Introduction
1931
Capacity
4
Ceiling Main
10020.0
Number Built
2
Crew
two
pilot and co-pilot
Span Main
1656.0800000000002
Jet Or Prop
prop
Span Alt
15.56 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Engine(prop)
De Havilland Gipsy II
Manufacturer
Saunders-Roe
First Flight
1930
Loaded Weight Alt
2450.0
Power Main
120 hp
Number Of Props
3
Empty Weight Alt
1860.0
Length Main
1259.8400000000001
Range Alt
24000.0
Empty Weight Main
4180.0
Ceiling Alt
3
055 m
Category
British airliners 1930-1939
Seaplanes and flying boats
Trimotors

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