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1929–1964 aircraft manufacturer
Saunders-Roe interest in aviation didn’t prevent the firm from continuing with the boatbuilding activities associated with SE Saunders. Saunders Roe concentrated
Saunders-Roe
British 1952 airliner flying boat
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. It
Saunders-Roe_Princess
Interceptor aircraft in the Royal Air Force
The Saunders-Roe SR.53 was a British prototype interceptor aircraft of mixed jet and rocket propulsion developed for the Royal Air Force (RAF) by Saunders-Roe
Saunders-Roe_SR.53
Prototype flying boat fighter aircraft
The Saunders-Roe SR.A/1 is a prototype flying boat fighter aircraft designed and built by British seaplane manufacturer Saunders-Roe. It is the first jet-propelled
Saunders-Roe_SR.A/1
British design for a large jet-powered flying boat
The Saunders-Roe Duchess also known as the model P.131 was a British design for a large jet-powered flying boat envisaged by Saunders-Roe, based in Cowes
Saunders-Roe_Duchess
Training and Scout Helicopter built by Saunders-Roe
The Saunders-Roe Skeeter is a two-seat training and scout helicopter that was developed and produced by British manufacturer Saunders-Roe ("Saro") of
Saunders-Roe_Skeeter
1950s British cancelled interceptor aircraft project
The Saunders-Roe SR.177 was a 1950s project to develop a combined jet- and rocket-powered interceptor aircraft for the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal
Saunders-Roe_SR.177
British flying boat
The Saunders-Roe A.36 Lerwick was a British flying boat built by Saunders-Roe Limited (Saro). It was intended to be used with the Short Sunderland in
Saunders-Roe_A.36_Lerwick
Conceptual jet-powered flying boat
The Saunders-Roe P.192 Queen was a British jet-powered seaplane project designed by Saunders-Roe after the Second World War. It was intended for the carriage
Saunders-Roe_Queen
British flying boat built from 1934
The Saunders Roe A.27 London was a British military biplane flying boat built by the Saunders Roe company. Only 31 were built, entering service with the
Saro_London
Utility helicopter
The Saro P.531 (or Saunders-Roe P.531) is a British all-metal five-seat helicopter designed and built by Saunders-Roe Limited (Saro). The P.531 was a larger
Saro_P.531
Hovercraft built for English Channel services
The SR.N4 (Saunders-Roe Nautical 4) hovercraft (also known as the Mountbatten class hovercraft) is a retired combined passenger and vehicle-carrying class
SR.N4
Air cushion vehicle
the type of craft, the name Hovercraft itself was a trademark owned by Saunders-Roe (later British Hovercraft Corporation (BHC), then Westland), hence other
Hovercraft
First practical hovercraft
The Saunders-Roe SR.N1 (Saunders-Roe Nautical 1) was the first practical hovercraft. The concept has its origins in the work of British engineer and inventor
SR.N1
British military defense specification
included the English Electric Lightning (point defence interceptor) and Saunders-Roe SR.177 interceptors in development. While the Lightning embodied largely
Operational_Requirement_F.155
The Saunders Roe A.37 Shrimp was a 1930s British two-seat four-engined experimental flying boat built by Saunders-Roe Limited ("Saro") at Cowes. The Shrimp
Saro_Shrimp
UK trade association
(confirmation required) Saunders-Roe SR.A.1 S.44 flying boat fighter. Saunders-Roe SR.N.1 Hovercraft. Saunders-Roe SR.N.2 Hovercraft. Saunders-Roe SR.N.3 Hovercraft
Society of British Aerospace Companies
Society_of_British_Aerospace_Companies
Building in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, England
the war effort to provide a Head Office and design/drawing offices for Saunders Roe Ltd. At the end of the war the company took out a long lease with the
Osborne_Stable_Block
1953 American single-person helicopter
British Saunders-Roe company One donated to the Smithsonian Institution after completion of its testing in 1961 ROE-1 5 production built by Saunders-Roe (built
Hiller_ROE_Rotorcycle
UK aerospace company, 1961–2000
subsequently trading as Westland Aerospace. Most designs were Saunders-Roe or Saunders-Roe derivatives. For many years Westland owned the main London heliport
Westland_Helicopters
British marine and aero-engineering company
developed by Samuel Edgar Saunders. Having developed Consuta at the family Springfield Works at Goring on the river Thames, Sam Saunders recognised a big future
S._E._Saunders
British engineer (1927–2019)
College, Southampton he gained a BSc in Engineering in 1948. He joined Saunders-Roe in 1945 as an apprentice. He worked on the SR.N1, the first hovercraft
Ray_Wheeler
Anti-submarine helicopter, British, 1962-2000
from the same Saunders-Roe P.531 programme as the British Army Westland Scout, and is based on the earlier piston-engined Saunders-Roe Skeeter. It fulfilled
Westland_Wasp
UK naval vessels
(five units), Finland (two units), and Japan (one unit) by builders Saunders-Roe. With no previous experience of using diesel engines in vessels of this
Dark-class_patrol_boat
British research ballistic missile
the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) and British manufacturer Saunders-Roe. Saunders-Roe was the principal manufacturer for the Black Knight at its facility
Black_Knight_(rocket)
1940s British turboprop aircraft engine
previous design. It came too late for the first prototype Britannia and Saunders-Roe Princess flying-boat though. Eight engines on the Princess were mounted
Bristol_Proteus
Aircraft with an undercarriage capable of operating from water surfaces
contract for the production of a small jet-powered flying boat, the Saunders-Roe SR.A/1, that was intended for use as an air defence aircraft optimised
Seaplane
1966–1984 British hovercraft manufacturer
in March 1966, BHC was the result of a corporate merger between the Saunders-Roe division of Westland Aircraft and Vickers Supermarine's hovercraft interests
British Hovercraft Corporation
British_Hovercraft_Corporation
Model of hovercraft
The Saunders-Roe (later British Hovercraft Corporation) SR.N6 hovercraft (also known as the Winchester class) was essentially a larger version of the earlier
SR.N6
British holding company of the Pearson group
United Airways Limited, Hillman's Airways, British Airways Ltd and Saunders-Roe. The company was renamed Pearson Management Services Limited on 1 January
Whitehall_Securities
British prototype helicopter
stopped after the crash of the first one and little work was done under Saunders Roe before the project was ended and the second aircraft was scrapped in
Cierva_W.11_Air_Horse
Lifeboat dropped by an aircraft to assist in rescue operations
radio, waterproof suits, rations and medical supplies. In early 1953, Saunders-Roe at Anglesey completed the Mark 3 airborne lifeboat to be fitted underneath
Airborne_lifeboat
British aircraft manufacturer
Armstrong Siddeley Holdings Ltd. In 1928 A.V. Roe resigned from the company he had founded and formed the Saunders-Roe company, which after World War II developed
Avro
Military utility helicopter
were developed from the Saunders-Roe P.531, itself a development of the Saunders-Roe Skeeter. With the acquisition of Saunders Roe, Westland took over the
Westland_Scout
Cancelled military aircraft project
It was designed and being developed by Avro in competition with the Saunders-Roe-built SR.53. While at least one prototype was partially-constructed,
Avro_720
23 January 1991) was an English aeronautical engineer, chief designer Saunders-Roe, managing director of British Hovercraft Corp. and vice-chairman of Westland
Richard_Stanton-Jones
Collapsible boat built for military use
with two men. The boat was named after the designer, Fred Goatley, of Saunders-Roe and used in commando and other operations by the British Forces during
Goatley_boat
British ejection seat
ejection of a company employee in July 1946. A seat type designed for the Saunders-Roe company was known as the Pre-Mk.1. The death of Valentine Baker in an
Martin-Baker_Mk.1
British actor
years old. Roe also played the lead role of Jay Keaton in CITV's 2005 children's science fiction series The Fugitives. Jennifer Saunders saw him performing
Alex_Roe
Floatplane
hulls of flying boats. Blackburn, along with Supermarine, Shorts and Saunders-Roe tendered designs against Air Ministry Specification R1/36. The Supermarine
Blackburn_B-20
The SR.N2 was a hovercraft built by Westland and Saunders-Roe. It first flew in 1961. It weighed 27 tons and could carry 48 passengers. Although only one
SR.N2
Russian strategic bomber aircraft
requirement, and for the British long-range transport aircraft, the Saunders-Roe Princess, the Bristol Brabazon Mk 2 and the Bristol Britannia. Tupolev
Tupolev_Tu-95
1950s British aircraft rocket engine
rocket-jet interceptor aircraft of the Royal Air Force, such as the Saunders-Roe SR.177. The Spectre was a bipropellant engine burning kerosene and hydrogen
De_Havilland_Spectre
Aircraft engineer
chief executive and vice-chairman of Saunders-Roe. He collaborated with Henry Knowler, the chief designer of Saunders Roe on the design proposal that lead
Arthur_Gouge
1964 hovercraft model by Saunders-Roe
The Saunders-Roe SR.N5 (or Warden class) was a medium-sized hovercraft which first flew in 1964. It has the distinction of being the first production-built
SR.N5
The Saro A.33 was a British prototype flying boat built by Saunders-Roe Limited in response to a British Air Ministry Specification R.2/33 and in competition
Saro_A.33
1930s flying boat
from the period between World War I and World War II, constructed by Saunders-Roe, or Saro. It was originally advertised as the A.19 Thermopylae after
Saro_Windhover
Remains of a Franciscan friary in north Wales
requisitioned for wartime use, adapting and repairing flying boats, by Saunders-Roe, who continued after the war with a wide variety of light engineering
Llanfaes_Friary
British aircraft manufacturer
Hawker Siddeley Group, the helicopter divisions of Bristol, Fairey and Saunders-Roe (with their hovercraft) were merged with Westland to form Westland Helicopters
Westland_Aircraft
Landing/take off surface of an aircraft carrier
Russian Typhoon class, to produce a submarine aircraft carrier. The Saunders-Roe SR.A/1 was a prototype jet-propelled flying boat fighter, developed during
Flight_deck
County and island of England
for Osborne House, Norris Castle and as the home from 1929 to 1964 of Saunders-Roe, the historic aircraft, flying boat, rocket and hovercraft company. Sandown
Isle_of_Wight
British-designed single-engine amphibious maritime patrol aircraft
Walrus I and Walrus II. Of these, 462 aircraft were constructed by Saunders-Roe in Weybridge, Surrey, with fuselages built by Elliotts of Newbury. This
Supermarine_Walrus
Former government body in the UK
which was worked on under a contract issued by the organisation to Saunders-Roe. The NRDC was established by Attlee's Labour government in 1948 to meet
National Research Development Corporation
National_Research_Development_Corporation
British hovercraft operator
Christopher Cockerell had, in cooperation with British aerospace manufacturer Saunders-Roe, developed a pioneering new form of transportation, embodied in the form
Seaspeed
Hovercraft Corporation SR.N3 was a 37.5 ton hovercraft originally designed by Saunders-Roe. Launched in 1963, it was primarily aimed at military deployment. It
SR.N3
List of aircraft produced by a number of countries to test new concepts and technology
development of cancelled Saunders-Roe S.38 Saunders-Roe SR.53 – Mixed rocket/jet propulsion development aircraft for cancelled Saunders-Roe SR.177 Short Cockle
List_of_experimental_aircraft
American World War II heavy flying boat
Martin JRM Mars (Largest Allied flying boat to enter service in WW2) Saunders-Roe Princess (Post-war large airliner flying boat) Related lists List of
Hughes_H-4_Hercules
Military air show in Gloucestershire, England
and Sigrist Rollason Aircraft and Engines Royal Aircraft Establishment Saunders-Roe Scottish Aviation Seaplane Experimental Station SELEX Galileo SELEX Sistemi
Royal International Air Tattoo
Royal_International_Air_Tattoo
UK airshow and arms trade exhibition
was displayed a few days after its first flight, along with the giant Saunders-Roe Princess double-decker flying boat powered by ten Proteus turboprops
Farnborough International Airshow
Farnborough_International_Airshow
British multinational aerospace and defence company
and Sigrist Rollason Aircraft and Engines Royal Aircraft Establishment Saunders-Roe Scottish Aviation Seaplane Experimental Station SELEX Galileo SELEX Sistemi
Rolls-Royce_Holdings
British former engineering company
merged with those of the Westland Aircraft company, including those of Saunders-Roe, to form the British Hovercraft Corporation, with Vickers holding 25%
Vickers-Armstrongs
Town on the Isle of Wight, England
once home to the aircraft manufacturer Saunders Roe, who built the large, advanced, flying boat The Saunders-Roe Princess, as well as the Black Knight
East_Cowes
European developer and manufacturer of missiles
and Sigrist Rollason Aircraft and Engines Royal Aircraft Establishment Saunders-Roe Scottish Aviation Seaplane Experimental Station SELEX Galileo SELEX Sistemi
MBDA
English aviation pioneer and manufacturer
shares and bought S. E. Saunders Co., and formed Saunders-Roe. Roe was knighted in 1929. In 1933 he changed his surname to Verdon-Roe by deed poll, adding
Alliott_Verdon_Roe
British ejection and crashworthy seats manufacturer
production Martin-Baker ejection seat, a 'Pre-Mk 1', was installed in the Saunders-Roe SR.A/1 prototype. The first use of an ejection seat in a practical application
Martin-Baker
Influential British armed forces report
Paper cancelled many defensive systems, like the Blue Envoy SAM and Saunders-Roe SR.177 interceptor, and significantly reduced the scope and mission of
1957_Defence_White_Paper
Jet-powered speedboat
Cane and built by Vospers of Portsmouth. Technical assistance came from Saunders-Roe and Vickers-Supermarine. It cost £15,000 in 1949. It was silver and scarlet
Crusader_(speedboat)
British clipper ship, on display at Greenwich, England
the Cutty Sark Tall Ships Race. The ship also inspired the name of the Saunders Roe Cutty Sark flying boat. Cutty Sark was ordered by ship-owner John Willis
Cutty_Sark
Anglo-German-Italo-Spanish aerospace and defence manufacturer
and Sigrist Rollason Aircraft and Engines Royal Aircraft Establishment Saunders-Roe Scottish Aviation Seaplane Experimental Station SELEX Galileo SELEX Sistemi
Eurofighter_GmbH
European helicopter manufacturer from 2000 to 2016
and Sigrist Rollason Aircraft and Engines Royal Aircraft Establishment Saunders-Roe Scottish Aviation Seaplane Experimental Station SELEX Galileo SELEX Sistemi
AgustaWestland
was a British passenger amphibian flying boat designed and built by Saunders-Roe as the A.19. It was later produced as the A.29 for the Royal Air Force
Saro_Cloud
Surname list
Saunders is a surname of English and Scottish origin, derived from Sander, a mediaeval form of Alexander. Ab Saunders (1851–1883), American cowboy and
Saunders
British aerospace engineer
Kingston, where he remained until 1936, when he went to work for Saunders-Roe. At Saunders-Roe he was engaged in the stress office, the aerodynamics office
Maurice_Brennan
Proposed British-led satellite expendable launch system
conjunction of the RAE and two private firms, aerospace manufacturer Saunders Roe and engine firm Bristol Siddeley. It was quickly recognised that the
Black_Prince_(rocket)
British company
substantial holding in Saunders Roe Ltd. and arising out of this investment Spartan was effectively merged into Saunders Roe. Spartan Aircraft's final
Spartan_Aircraft
Agusta A109 Bristol Sycamore- Four helicopters. Eurocopter Squirrel Saunders-Roe Skeeter – First helicopter used by Army Air Corps Sud Aviation Alouette
List of aircraft and armaments of the Army Air Corps (United Kingdom)
List_of_aircraft_and_armaments_of_the_Army_Air_Corps_(United_Kingdom)
Meteor Saro A.24 Mailplane Saro A.33 Saunders-Roe SR.45 Princess Saunders-Roe SR.53 – mixed power interceptor Saunders-Roe SR.177 – mixed power interceptor
List_of_aircraft_(Sa)
British mechanical engineer (1906–1995)
draughtsman in north-west London. From October 1932 to May 1934 he worked at Saunders-Roe on the design of flying boats. From 1934 to 1935 he worked at Airspeed
John_Cuss
British propeller-driven large airliner prototype
aft-facing cinema, complete with a cocktail bar and lounge. Similar to the Saunders-Roe Princess, the Brabazon concept was a fusion of prewar and postwar thinking
Bristol_Brabazon
British amphibious aircraft
period between World War I and World War II, built by the British firm Saunders-Roe (also known as SARO). The aircraft was named after the ship Cutty Sark
Saro_Cutty_Sark
British aerospace and engineering company (1915–1977)
Aircraft took place in early 1960 shortly after Westland had acquired the Saunders-Roe group and the helicopter division of the Bristol Aeroplane Company. Westland
Fairey_Aviation_Company
British aircraft manufacturer
Aircraft, to form Hawker Siddeley Aircraft. This group also encompassed A. V. Roe and Company (Avro). The company continued to produce designs under the "Hawker"
Hawker_Aircraft
Aerospace manufacturer in Northern Ireland
a high-speed, long-range, four-engined flying-boat, was built (with Saunders-Roe providing the wings and detail design work), but the project was abandoned
Short_Brothers
British helicopter
prototype. Cierva was bought out by Saunders-Roe, and that design entered production service in the 1950s as the Saunders-Roe Skeeter. Data from Flight General
Cierva_W.9
He is best known for his aerobatic skills and the test flying of the Saunders-Roe SR.A/1 and Princess flying boats. Geoffrey Arthur Virley Tyson was born
Geoffrey_Tyson
Canadian interceptor aircraft family
Operational Requirement F.155 Project (UK) Republic XF-103 Saab 35 Draken Saunders-Roe SR.177 Shenyang J-6 Tupolev Tu-28 Related lists List of aircraft of Canada's
Avro_Canada_CF-105_Arrow
Three-engined biplane flying boat
Only one was built. The Saunders A.7 Severn was the last flying boat designed by S.E. Saunders Ltd before the takeover by A.V. Roe and John Lord late in
Saunders_Severn
British monoplane flying-boat
specified the use of the experimental Rolls-Royce Goshawk engine. The Saunders-Roe London and the Supermarine Stranraer competed successfully for this contract
Short_Knuckleduster
Prototype light helicopter by Fairey
firms who had their own light rotorcraft projects, in particular the Saunders-Roe Skeeter. While Fairey attempted to proceed with development of the Ultra-light
Fairey_Ultra-light_Helicopter
Experimental interceptor aircraft
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Avro 720 Saunders-Roe SR.53 Saunders-Roe SR.177 Related lists List of military aircraft of the United
Republic_XF-91_Thunderceptor
1950s French prototype interceptor aircraft
Hawker P.1121 Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor Republic XF-103 Saunders-Roe SR.53 Saunders-Roe SR.177 SNCASO Trident Buttler & Delezenne 2010, pp. 162–163;
Nord_1500_Griffon
British aviation magazine
and Sigrist Rollason Aircraft and Engines Royal Aircraft Establishment Saunders-Roe Scottish Aviation Seaplane Experimental Station SELEX Galileo SELEX Sistemi
Flight_International
Defence arm of the defunct General Electric Company (1897-1999)
and Sigrist Rollason Aircraft and Engines Royal Aircraft Establishment Saunders-Roe Scottish Aviation Seaplane Experimental Station SELEX Galileo SELEX Sistemi
Marconi_Electronic_Systems
Astronaut training aircraft conversion
Starfighter Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Saunders-Roe SR.53 Saunders-Roe SR.177 Related lists List of fighter aircraft List of Lockheed
Lockheed_NF-104A
1934–1977 aircraft manufacturer in the United Kingdom
Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. At this time, Hawker Siddeley also acquired A.V. Roe & Company (Avro), Gloster Aircraft Company (Gloster) and Air Training Services
Hawker_Siddeley
Hillberg EH1-01 RotorMouse Hillberg Turbine Exec Hiller HJ-1/YH-32 Hiller ROE Rotorcycle Hiller Ten99 Hiller UH-12/OH-23 Hiller VZ-1 Pawnee Hiller X-18
List_of_rotorcraft
1897–2006 British telecommunications and engineering company
and Sigrist Rollason Aircraft and Engines Royal Aircraft Establishment Saunders-Roe Scottish Aviation Seaplane Experimental Station SELEX Galileo SELEX Sistemi
Marconi_Company
of Wight, with their facilities occupying and including the historic Saunders-Roe flying boat hangar and British Hovercraft Corporation hangar. The company
Wight_Shipyard
Paint designed to reflect some of the thermal radiation from a nuclear explosion
Buccaneer English Electric Canberra (experimental) BAC TSR-2 prototype Saunders-Roe SR.53 interceptor prototype United States Convair B-36 Boeing B-47 Stratojet
Anti-flash_white
32 hp 2HO Saroléa Epervier 25 hp 2HO S.A.N.A. 700 hp Saunders-Roe 45 lbf pulse-jet Saunders-Roe 120 lbf pulse-jet Sauer S 1800 Sauer S 1800 UL Sauer S
List_of_aircraft_engines
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