SARO Cutty Sark first flight

Description

SARO CUTTY SARK - Four-seat touring and training amphibian, the SARO A.17 Cutty Sark was first flown July 4, 1929. Of 12 built, two, with 145 hp AS Genet Major IA engines, used by No 3 E & RFTS operated at Hamble by AST. Registered G-ACDP and G-AETI, they survived until early 1942. Max speed, 115 mph (185 kmlh). Gross weight, 3900 Ib (1770 kg). Span, 45 ft 0 in (13.72 m). Length, 34ft 4 in (10.46 m). Saro or Saunders-Roe produced the Cutty Sark four-seat cabin flying-boat (or amphibian) as its first new design after formation in 1928. It was adopted for flying-boat and navigational training by Air Service Training Ltd (two 112kW Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major engines) and was exported as a coastal-reconnaissance aircraft (de Havilland Gipsy Major engines).

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Saunders, Row, SARO, Cutty, Sark, amphibian, flying, boat, aviation, history, aircraft, airplane

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