Saunders Roe 140-ton aircraft equipped with 10 Bristol Proteus II propeller turbine engines, each developing 2500 shp plus 800 lb thrust under static sealevel conditions at max rpm; span 219 ft 6 in.; length 148 ft; height 55 ft 9 in.; beam 16 ft 8 in.; pressure used gives equivalent cabin altitude of 8000 ft when aircraft is flying at 40,000 ft; illustrated description. (See also Engineering v 174 n 4519, 4521, 4523, 4525, 4528 Sept 5 1952 p 289-93, Sept 18 p 371-3, Oct 3 p 429-31, Oct 17 p 495-8, Nov 7 p 591-4; Aeroplane v 83 n 2146 Sept 5 1952 p 353-60; Flight v 62 n 2279 Sept 26 1952 p 411-22; Aircraft Eng v 24 n 284 Oct 1952 p 300-18)


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    Title :

    "Princess" flying boat


    Additional title:

    Aircraft Production


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1952


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


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    "Princess" flying boat

    Brennan, M.J. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1952


    "Princess" flying boat

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1952


    "Princess" flying boat

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1952


    "Princess" flying boat

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1952


    The Saunders-Roe Princess Flying Boat

    Brennan, M.J. | Emerald Group Publishing | 1952