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unit that was composed entirely of wood, a substantial portion being three-ply. As a result of the method of construction, the wing was water-tight to the extent that it was capable of floating the whole flying boat; furthermore, in the event of a lateral stabilizer failure, the wing tip could
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274:landing gear
258:
242:
221:
217:Saunders-Roe
190:
154:
135:
120:
116:
113:Saunders-Roe
109:World War II
96:
94:
86:First flight
65:Number built
59:Saunders-Roe
54:Manufacturer
18:
1300:Helicopters
1250:A.37 Shrimp
1235:A.27 London
783:Performance
775:Propellers:
765:Powerplant:
649:New Zealand
508:Isle of Man
484:Hobsonville
476: [
468:aboard the
466:New Zealand
416:Bass Strait
368:upholstered
205:flying boat
187:Development
169:New Zealand
105:World War I
89:4 July 1929
1360:Categories
1307:Helicogyre
1240:A.29 Cloud
1215:A.19 Cloud
1195:A.7 Severn
1190:A.4 Medina
1060:0851778143
869:References
741:Wing area:
516:A.19 Cloud
316:screw jack
261:cantilever
238:crank case
122:Cutty Sark
1259:SR-series
1169:Kittiwake
874:Citations
729:Wingspan:
717:Capacity:
697:Data from
585:Operators
528:as S1575.
504:Blackpool
432:propeller
428:St. Kilda
420:Melbourne
412:Australia
343:corrosion
320:stainless
308:duralumin
285:elevators
278:aluminium
246:fireproof
161:Australia
138:monoplane
47:Amphibian
1178:A-series
1151:aircraft
821:See also
488:Auckland
424:Tasmania
418:between
291:were of
225:nacelles
179:and the
1346:(P.192)
1340:(P.131)
1338:Duchess
1317:Skeeter
735:Height:
723:Length:
506:to the
472:Mataroa
448:trainer
381:lacquer
359:triplex
332:cowling
324:cadmium
253:smoking
142:plywood
129:or the
127:garment
73:History
1322:XROE-1
1291:SR.177
1266:SR.A/1
1100:
1085:
1057:
1032:
802:Range:
668:
646:
623:
601:
574:A17/12
568:A17/11
558:A17/10
444:Qantas
372:rudder
364:cellon
352:dinghy
347:anchor
339:alclad
328:rivets
312:torque
302:. The
300:fabric
293:welded
289:rudder
270:alclad
266:floats
249:baffle
165:Canada
1344:Queen
1312:P.531
1286:SR.53
1276:SR.44
711:Crew:
604:China
552:A17/9
546:China
538:A17/8
532:A17/7
522:A17/6
500:A17/5
494:A17/4
480:]
462:RNZAF
458:A17/3
408:A17/2
398:A17/1
296:steel
209:Cowes
195:sold
177:Japan
173:China
1245:A.33
1205:A.14
1200:A.10
1098:ISBN
1083:ISBN
1055:ISBN
1030:ISBN
767:2 ×
422:and
287:and
234:sump
197:Avro
117:SARO
107:and
95:The
81:1930
43:Type
1164:T.1
713:Two
544:in
510:by
470:SS
322:or
304:fin
1362::
989:^
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925:^
907:^
882:^
486:,
478:fr
211:,
203:,
183:.
175:,
171:,
167:,
163:,
159:,
133:.
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1141:e
1134:t
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1063:.
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