Saro Princess Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Saunders-Roe Limited

First Flight:

22 August 1952

SR.45 Princess:

1 - Saunders-Roe Limited

Type Specification

Applies to:

Saunders-Roe SR.45 Princess

Type:

Passenger transport flying boat

Wing:

High mounted cantilever monoplane wing. Wing built around two spars and in five sections of all metal construction

Hull:

Hull of double bubble cross section, with chined planning bottom, all of metal construction

Tail Unit:

Single fin with tailplane mounted at base. All metal construction

Landing Gear:

None

Power Plant:

Ten Bristol Proteus 2 propeller turbines arranged as four coupled and two single units. All fitted with four blade airscrews of 16 ft 6 in diameter. Single outboard units drive single airscrews, coupled units drive contra-rotating airscrews

Accommodation:

Flight deck for 2 pilots, 2 flight engineers, radio operator and navigator. Provision for 105 passengers in tourist and first class cabins

Span:

219 ft 6 in

Length:

148 ft

Height:

55 ft 9 in

Wing Area:

5,019 sq ft

Empty:

190,000 lb

Maximum:

330,000 lb

Max Cruising Speed:

380 mph at 37,000 ft

Rate of Climb:

1,900 ft/min at sea level

Absolute Ceiling:

39,000 ft

Range:

5,720 miles

Preserved in British Museums

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