Saro Shrimp half scale flying prototype

Saunders-Roe A.37 flying boat half scale flying prototype

After designing the S.38 four-engined patrol flying-boat to Specification R.5/39, Saro built, as a private venture, a half-scale model as the Saro A.37, often called the Shrimp. The R.5/39 programme did not go ahead, but the Saro A.37 was completed in time to make its first flight in October 1939. Powered by four 63kW Pobjoy Niagara III engines, it was later modified to have a single fin and rudder, and other features representative of the Shetland flying-boat jointly developed by Shorts and Saro. In this guise, it acquired the serial TK580, and was tested from early 1944 until after the war had ended.
General characteristics
Crew: 2
Length: 42 ft 3¼ in (12.89 m)
Wingspan: 50 ft (15.24 m)
Height: 12 ft 8¾ in (3.88 m)
Wing area: 340 ft² (31.6 m²)
Empty weight: 4,362 lb (1,983 kg)
Loaded weight: 5,700 lb (2,591 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 6,200 lb (2,818 kg)
Powerplant: 4× Pobjoy Niagara III radial engine, 95 hp (71 kW) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 113 knots (130 mph, 209 km/h)
Rate of climb: 635 ft/min (3.22 m/s)
Wing loading: 16.8 lb/ft² (82 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.067 hp/lb (0.11 kW/kg)
Endurance 3 hours

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• Saunders-Roe
• A.37
• flying
• boat
• Saro
• Shrimp
• aviation
• history
• aircraft
• airplane

[sierrasandy]

I am writing an article for for a homebuilt aviation magazine and would like to use a screen print of the Saro Shrimpas an example of industry using manned scale aircraft as design tools.. Is this film copyrighted? If so how do I get permission to use a photo?

Vincce Homer

[jmsgadunka]

THIS IS SPARTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[denberg2]

Keep 'em coming, Bomberguy!