Saro Cloud Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Saunders-Roe Limited

First Flight:

July 1930

A.19 Cloud:

5 - Saunders-Roe Limited

A.29 Cloud:

16 - Saunders-Roe Limited

Type Specification

Applies to:

Saunders-Roe A.29 Cloud

Type:

Navigation training flying boat

Wing:

Cantilever monoplane wing of wooden construction with fabric covering

Hull:

Metal hull of corrugated construction below the wing

Tail Unit:

Strut braced tailplane mounted at top of fin with single rudder

Landing Gear:

Semi retractable main gear

Power Plant:

Two 340 hp Armstrong Siddeley Serval III engines on pylons above the wing

Accommodation:

Side by side seating for pilots in cockpit with six navigation pupils in cabin behind

Span:

64 ft

Length:

47 ft 9 in

Height:

13 ft 2 in

Wing Area:

650 sq ft

Empty:

6,970 lb

Loaded:

10,090 lb

Max Speed:

118 mph

Initial Rate of Climb:

455 ft/min

Service Ceiling:

7,630 ft

Endurance:

4 hr

Preserved in British Museums

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