Saro P.531 Aircraft

P.531, Yeovilton

Production Details

Design Company:

Saunders-Roe Limited

First Flight:

20 July 1958

P.531 Prototype:

1 - Saunders-Roe Limited

P.531-0:

3 - Saunders-Roe Limited

P.531-2:

2 - Saunders-Roe Limited

Type Specification

Applies to:

Saunders-Roe P.531

Type:

General purpose helicopter

Rotor System:

Four blade main rotor, two blade tail rotor

Fuselage:

All metal monocoque fuselage

Landing Gear:

Four seperate legs each with a single wheel, two at frout of fuselage and two at rear

Power Plant:

One 400 shp Blackburn-Turbomeca Turmo turboshaft engine mounted behind the cabin

Accommodation:

Seating for up to 5 in two rows in enclosed cabin

Rotor Diameter:

32 ft 6 in

Length:

29 ft

Height:

9 ft 6 in

Empty:

2,092 lb

Loaded:

3,400 lb

Max Speed:

121 mph

Rate of Climb:

540 ft/min

Range:

242 mph

Preserved in British Museums

P.531:

XN332 - Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton - Stored XN334 - Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton - Stored

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