GIANT FLYING BOAT
BRITISH COMPANY'S PLANS LONDON, February 9. A long range flying boat capable of carrying 100 passengers, which will take between two and three years to build, is on the drawing boards of Saunders-Roe Limited, on the Isle of Wight. The firm announced that'the plane, known as 545, will have a still air range of 5,000 miles. It is planned to fit the aircraft with six turbo-jet engines driving contrarotating airscrews and giving a cruising speed of over 300 miles an hour. It will probably operate at 35,000 feet, will weigh 250,0001 b, and carry a payload of about 24,0001 b. The internal layout will be constructed according to the airline operators' requirements, and the passenger capacity will be varied from 50 to 100 passengers. The 545 will carry a flying crew of eight, plus four stewards and two pursers.
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Evening Star, Issue 25714, 11 February 1946, Page 9
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142GIANT FLYING BOAT Evening Star, Issue 25714, 11 February 1946, Page 9
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