Saro SR.A/1 Aircraft

SR.A/1, Duxford 1984. Copyright: Chris Young

Production Details

Design Company:

Saunders-Roe Limited

First Flight:

16 July 1947

SR.A/1:

3 - Saunders-Roe Limited

Type Specification

Applies to:

Saunders-Roe SR.A/1

Type:

Jet propelled flying boat fighter

Wing:

High wing cantilever monoplane. All metal construction with one main spar and weaker rear spar

Hull:

Single step, faired V form layout. Construction was all metal

Tail Unit:

Single fin attached to hull with tailplane mounted half way up. All metal construction

Landing Gear:

None

Power Plant:

Two 3,500 lb st Metropolitan-Vickers F.2/4 Beryl axial flow turbojets, side by side in fuselage

Accommodation:

Single seat cockpit just forward of main wing spar

Armament:

Four Hispano 20 mm cannon mounted in nose decking above the air intake

Span:

46 ft

Length:

50 ft

Height:

16 ft 9 in

Wing Area:

415 sq ft

Empty:

11,262 lb

Maximum:

19,033 lb

Maximum Speed:

512 mph

Initial Rate of Climb:

5,800 ft/min

Service Ceiling:

43,000 ft

Endurance:

2 hr 24 min

Preserved in British Museums

Saro SR.A/1:

TG263 - Solent Sky, Southampton - Display

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