Saro A.37 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Saunders-Roe Limited

First Flight:

October 1939

A.37:

1 - Saunders-Roe Limited

Type Specification

Applies to:

Saunders-Roe A.37

Type:

Experimental flying boat

Wing:

High wing cantilever monoplane of wood with plywood and fabric skinning

Hull:

Hull of wooden construction with single step

Tail Unit:

Catilever tailplane of wood with twin endplate fins and rudders

Landing Gear:

None

Power Plant:

Four 95 hp Pobjoy Niagara III piston engines in nacelles on the wing

Accommodation:

Two seat tandem enclosed cockpit

Span:

50 ft

Length:

42 ft 3.25 in

Height:

12 ft 8.75 in

Wing Area:

340 sq ft

Empty:

4,362 lb

Maximum:

5,700 lb

Max Speed:

152 mph

Initial Rate of Climb:

635 ft/min

Max Altitude:

8,000 ft

Endurance:

3 hr

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