Saro Windhover

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A.21 Windhover
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Saunders-Roe Windhover VH-UPB at Launceston, Tasmania
General information
TypeAmphibian
Manufacturer Saunders Roe
Number built2 [1]
History
First flight16 October 1930 [1]

The Saro A.21 Windhover was a British amphibious aircraft from the period between World War I and World War II, constructed by Saunders-Roe, or Saro. It was originally advertised as the A.19 Thermopylae after the famous clipper ship, being an enlarged version of the Saro Cutty Sark. [1]

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Development

When tests to improve the power of the Saro A.17 Cutty Sark by adding a third de Havilland Gipsy II engine proved impractical (due to the additional weight on the small airframe), Saro designed a larger aircraft on similar lines that could indeed carry three Gipsy II engines. Although a technically successful aircraft and nearly viceless in service, the type had a very limited market and only two were built. [1]

Production aircraft

Specifications (A.21/2 Amphibian)

Data from Saunders and Saro Aircraft Since 1917 [1]

General characteristics

Performance

See also

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 London 1988, pp. 125–130
  2. Lewis (1970)

References