Saro A.33 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Saunders-Roe Limited

First Flight:

14 October 1938

A.33:

1 - Saunders-Roe Limited

Type Specification

Applies to:

Saunders-Roe A.33

Type:

Longe range monoplane patrol flying boat

Wing:

Parasol wing monoplane. Wing is all metal structure and of Monospar design with fabric covering

Hull:

All metal two step hull with wide stabilising sponsons. Hull suspended from wing by N type struts which attached at outer engine nacelles and the sponsons

Tail Unit:

Conventional tapered tailplane with divided elevators fixed to base of single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

None

Power Plant:

Four 830 hp Bristol Perseus XII piston engines in nacelles on wing

Accommodation:

Crew of seven, pilot, copilot, engineer, radio operator and three gunners in enclosed cockpit and cabin

Armament:

Intended to carry nose and tail turrets and two beam positions in dorsal hump each with at least one gun. 2,000 lb bomb load on underwing mountings

Span:

95 ft

Length:

75 ft

Height:

22 ft 8.5 in

Wing Area:

1,194 sq ft

Maximum:

41,500 lb

Max Speed:

200 mph

Climb:

8 min 20 sec to 3,300 ft

Service Ceiling:

14,280 ft

Normal Endurance:

12 hr

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