First of 140-ton flying boats; three large hulls built simultaneously in single shop; other main components of aircraft transferred to hull from their separate points of assembly; for movement of all main components of aircraft, detailed program was prepared and each complete operation was broken down to series of stages. (See also - n 149 Mar 1951 p 71-8; Aviation Week v 55 n 21 Nov 19 1951 p 22-3)
Saunders-Roe princess
Aircraft Production
Aircraft Production ; 13 , n 158
1951
6 pages
Diagrams, Photographs
Article (Journal)
English
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