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Saunders-Roe Princess - airplanes
Saunders-Roe Princess
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The Saunders-Roe SR.45 Princess was a British flying boat aircraft built by Saunders-Roe based in Cowes on the Isle of Wight. The Princess was one of the largest aircraft in existence. By the 1950s large commercial flying boats were being overshadowed by land-based aircraft. Factors such as runway and airport improvements added to the viability of land-based aircraft which did not have the weight and drag of the boat hulls on seaplanes nor the issues with seawater corrosion.
the Saunders-Roe Princess, the Brabazon concept was a fusion of
pre-war and post-war thinking, using highly advanced design and
engineering to build an aircraft that was no longer required 1
Saunders-Roe PrincessThe Saunders-Roe Princess was a very large flying
boat aircraft built in the United Kingdom by Saunders-Roe, based in
Cowes on the Isle of Wight.2
Brabazon airliner and the Saunders-Roe Princess flying boat but the
cancellation of the series production of these aircraft stopped
further manufacture of the coupled Proteus.3
Made by Saunders-Roe.
Height Main
1699.26
Height Alt
17 m
Propeller Diameter Alt
5.03 m
Stall Speed Main
98
Length Alt
42.1 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
345025.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Lists
*List of seaplanes and flying boats
Range Main
5
720 miles
Loaded Weight Main
330000.0
Max Speed Alt
380 mph
Stall Speed More
Flaps down
More General
Fuel capacity: 14
000 Imperial gallons in inner wings
Type Of Prop
turboprop
Max Speed Main
330
Climb Rate More
at sea level
Propeller Diameter Main
502.92
Capacity
105
Airfoil
Saro-modified Goldstein section to modified N.A.C.A. 4415 Series at tip
Cruise Speed Main
313
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
156500.0
Ceiling Main
39000.0
Number Built
3
Crew
2
Max Speed More
at 37
000 ft
Loaded Weight Alt
150000.0
Cruise Speed Alt
21600.0
Area Main
5019.0
Cruise Speed More
at 32500 ft
Span Alt
66.9 m
Plane Or Copter?
Number Of Propellers Per Engine
1
Power Alt
2386.0
Engine(prop)
Bristol Proteus 600-610
Propeller Or Rotor
propellers
Manufacturer
Ceiling More
Absolute ceiling
First Flight
22
Climb Rate Main
1900.0
Power Main
2500.0
Propellers
4
Number Of Props
10
Stall Speed Alt
6780.0
Climb Rate Alt
34740.0
Length Main
148.0
Span Main
6690.36
Area Alt
466 m²
Range Alt
4974
Power More
plus 820 lbf jet thrust
Similar Aircraft
*Bristol Brabazon
Related
*Saunders-Roe Duchess project
Empty Weight Main
190000.0
Ceiling Alt
11
887 m
Empty Weight Alt
86184.0
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