| Manufacturer |
Saunders-Roe |
Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
| Description |
The Saunders-Roe SR.45 Princess was a British flying boat aircraft developed and built by Saunders-Roe at their Cowes facility on the Isle of Wight. |
The Douglas 1211-J was a bomber aircraft design developed by American aircraft manufacturer Douglas to compete with the Boeing B-52 design for a major United States Air Force contract between 1946 and 1954. |
| First Flight |
1952-08-22 |
|
| Designer |
Saunders-Roe |
Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
| Type |
Flying boat airliner |
|
| Length (m) |
45.1104 |
48.768 |
| Height (m) |
16.764 |
13.4112 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
9 |
| Max Seating |
105 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
611.1595 |
833.3993 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
579.3638 |
|
| Min Speed (km/h) |
181.4958 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
11887.2 |
15240 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
9.652 |
2.54 |
| Armament |
|
2x 20 mm cannon; 2x 2000 lb bombs; 2x TV-guided bombs |
| Capacity Description |
105 passengers in tourist and first class cabins / 137000 lb disposable load |
|
| Endurance (h) |
15 |
|
| National Origin |
United Kingdom |
|
| Number Built |
1 |
|
| Powerplant Description |
4 × Bristol Coupled-Proteus 610 turboprop, 3728 kW (5000 hp) each |
|
| Primary Users |
|
United States Air Force |
| Status |
|
Design only |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saunders-Roe_Princess |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_1211-J |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
66.7512 |
69.1896 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
466.2804 |
|
| Aircraft Engine |
Bristol Proteus |
|
| Number of Engines |
4 |
4 |