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; Flight v 62 n 2279 Sept 26 1952 p 411-22; Aircraft Production v 14 n 168 Oct 1952 p 341-5; Aircraft Eng v 24 n 284 Oct 1952 p 300-18)
"Princess" flying boat
Aeroplane
Aeroplane ; 83 , n 2146
1952
8 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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Engineering Index Backfile | 1952
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Engineering Index Backfile | 1952
Engineering Index Backfile | 1952
The Saunders-Roe Princess Flying Boat
Emerald Group Publishing | 1952
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