Saunders-Roe SR.A/1
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The Saunders-Roe SR.A/1 was a prototype flying boat fighter aircraft designed and built by British seaplane manufacturer Saunders-Roe. It was the first jet-propelled water-based aircraft in the world.
TG263 on the water
The Saunders-Roe SR.A/1
TG263 at Solent Sky in 2011
A Metropolitan-Vickers F.2/Beryl turbojet engine
Metropolitan-Vickers F.2
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The Metropolitan-Vickers F.2 is an early turbojet engine and the first British design to be based on an axial-flow compressor. It was an extremely advanced design for the era, using a nine-stage axial
Saunders-Roe SR.A/1
…due to this factor. To reduce drag, the floats could be retracted during flight. A fundamental problem that emerged during development was that the Beryl engine, which powered the type, had ceased production when British manufacturing conglomerate Metropolitan-Vickers had decided to withdraw from jet…
On display at the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust (Derby)