[DESTRUCTIBLE PLANE] Saunders-Roe SR.A/1
Saunders-Roe SR.A/1 – The world’s first jet flying-boat fighter
The aircraft has destructible wings, stabilizer tail, front and cockpit.He doesn’t swim! The gear is made for ground-based
Roll: A/D
Pitch: W/S
Yaw: Left/Right
Fire:Space
1:Gunsight
2:Light Cockpit
3:Throttle Up
4:Throttle Down
Length: 14.25 m
Wingspan: 12.75 m
Height: 8.75 m
Weight: 2677 mass
Cost: 32803 $
Max speed: Up to 420 km / h
Fuel capacity: 1075 liters
Weapon: 2 light autocannons
Engine: 2 jet engines
The concept behind the SR.A/1 originated during the Second World War as a reaction to Japan’s successful use of military floatplanes and the emergence of the turbojet engine. Saunders-Roe presented an initial proposal of their jet-powered seaplane concept, then designated SR.44, to the Air Ministry during mid-1943. In April 1944, the Ministry issued Specification E.6/44 for the type and supported its development with a contract for three prototypes. Development was protracted by Saunders-Roe’s work on other projects, the war having ended prior to any of the prototypes being completed.
On 16 July 1947, the first prototype made its maiden flight. The SR.A/1 was evaluated by the Royal Air Force (RAF), who concluded that the design was incapable of matching up to the performance of land-based designs. Despite interest from foreign governments, including the United States, no orders for the SR.A/1 materialised. As such, it never entered volume production or saw service with any operators. While interest in the SR.A/1 programme was briefly revived following the start of the Korean War, the aircraft was considered to be obsolete by that point and was again rejected.
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