(OPERATORS list includes past, present, and future operators when applicable)
✓Maritime / Navy
Land-based or shipborne capability for operating over-water in various maritime-related roles while supported by allied naval surface elements.
✓X-Plane (Developmental, Prototype, Technology Demonstrator)
Aircraft developed for the role of prototyping, technology demonstration, or research / data collection.
Length
43.3 ft (13.19 m)
Width/Span
50.0 ft (15.25 m)
Height
12.7 ft (3.88 m)
Empty Wgt
4,409 lb (2,000 kg)
MTOW
6,206 lb (2,815 kg)
Wgt Diff
+1,797 lb (+815 kg)
(Showcased structural values pertain to the Saunders-Roe A.37 production variant)
Installed:
4 x Pobjoy Niagara III series 7-cylinder, air-cooled radial piston engines developing 95 horsepower each driving two-bladed propeller units.
A.37 ("Shrimp") - Base Project Designation; single, flyable example completed and tested/flown from 1939 until 1949 before being scrapped.
Ribbon graphics not necessarily indicative of actual historical campaign ribbons. Ribbons are clickable to their respective aerial campaigns / operations / aviation periods.
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