A.21 Windhover | |
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![]() Saunders-Roe Windhover VH-UPB at Launceston, Tasmania | |
General information | |
Type | Amphibian |
Manufacturer | Saunders Roe |
Number built | 2 [1] |
History | |
First flight | 16 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]
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]
Data from Saunders and Saro Aircraft Since 1917 [1]
General characteristics
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