Great British Flying-boats (Aeroplane Collectors' Archive), Aeroplane Monthly(Ang)

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//-->Great BritishFlying-boatsCOLLECTORS’ ARCHIVEFrom the 1930s tothe end of the ying-boat eraCONTEMPORARY CUTAWAYS AND ARCHIVE IMAGES£7.95The promenade deck of an Empire Flying-Boatshowing the series of steps up to the cabinsINTRODUCTION3THE THIRD INourAeroplaneCollectors’ Archive series is devoted toBritish monoplane ﬂying-boats – we intend to cover biplane ‘boats in afuture issue, while the Saro SR.A/1 will also feature in another of thisseries. One type included here is not a ﬂying-boat – the seaplane uppercomponent of the Short-Mayo Composite, but the unit had to be consideredas a whole.As in previous Collectors’ Archives, only basic details for each type aregiven, and we concentrate on providing large and interesting illustrationsand cutaway drawings from theAeroplaneandFlightarchives,supplementing these where necessary by quality prints from our widerarchive and from other sources. We are grateful to the Solent Sky MuseumSouthampton for their assistance with this volume.CUTAWAY ARTWORKMuch of the artwork was drawn by James (Jimmy) Clark ofThe Aeroplanewho started producing cutaways in the mid-1930s, continuing to the early1960s, initially small and uncomplicated but getting more detailed as aircraftbecame more complex. We have also had access to material fromFlight’sMaxMillar, for which we are grateful to Flight Global, and we are pleased toinclude work by other artists including Roy Cross, who produced cutaways forThe Aeroplane,and also colour illustrations forAir x.Production of a cutaway could involve hundreds of hours, artists oftenspending a great deal of time in factories sketching the necessary detailsand referring to engineering drawings to complete an accurate cutaway.Often the drawings would needing additional ﬁnishing work at home or inthe studio. Their work is worthy of detailed study and we hope readers willﬁnd it of interest.FLYING-BOATSThe golden age of ﬂying-boats came in the 1930s, faster than ships butleisurely and certainly more luxurious than today’s high-density budgetairline seating. When war came in 1939, ﬂying-boats proved invaluable inconvoy patrols lasting many hours, and only late in the war were theysuperseded by long-range land-based aircraft.Post-war, airﬁeld expansion for the new four-engined airliners markedthe end of the ﬂying-boat, although a few amphibians appeared for atime, a typical UK example being the Sealand. But there was no UK marketfor the amphibian either, so those built were exported. Today we can onlylook back at that golden age with aﬀection and nostalgia, so wallow inthese pages and think what might have been!Mike Hooks, EditorThe Short-Mayo Composite carried out tests over Southampton Water on July 12, 1938 and the following day passed HMSQueen Maryon the way back to mooringsAeroplane Collectors’ ArchiveGreat British Flying-BoatsEditorMike Hooks •Editorial ConsultantPhillip Jarrett •ResearcherJohn Donaldson •AdvertisingSue Keily •Digital Image ManagerRebecca Gibbs •Scanning assistantMichael Hutchings •Image restorationPaul SandersonPublished by Kelsey Publishing Group, Cudham Tithe Barn, Berry’s Hill, Cudham, Kent TN16 3AG. Telephone 01959 541444 Fax 01959 541400 www.kelsey.co.ukPrinted by William Gibbons & Sons Ltd., Willenhall, West Midlands.© 2012 all rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part is forbidden except with prior permission in writing from the publisher. The publisher cannot accept responsibility for errors in articles or advertisements.The views expressed are not necessarily those of the Editor or Publisher. ISBN 978-1-907426-29-2Great British Flying-boats36INTRODUCTIONSHORT ‘C’ CLASSThe rst Empire Flying-Boats1010 SHORT ‘G’ CLASSFinal version of the EmpiresFlying-boat and seaplane combinationThe rst of a series of small amphibians23 SHORT MAYO COMPOSITE30 SARO CUTTY SARK32 SARO CLOUDNext step up from the Saro Cutty SarkUnusual metal gull-winged general-purposeying-boatTwin-engined ying-boat which failed to liveup to expectations6134 SHORT KNUCKLEDUSTER36 SARO LERWICK42 SHORT SUNDERLANDBritain’s best-known wartime ying-boatAir x artwork painting by Roy Crossdepicting a Short Sunderland defending anAtlantic convoyLast British military ying-boat, which existedonly as two prototypesFleet reconnaissance amphibian with novelfeatures, but never put into productionTwin-engined civil amphibian which alsoattracted military orders50 CENTRE PAGES SPREAD425054 SHORT SHETLAND61 SUPERMARINE SEAGULL64 SHORT SEALANDContents670 SARO PRINCESS84 SHORT HYTHEBritain’s biggest – and last – ying-boatFirst civil conversions of Sunderlands, forBOACMore streamlined Sunderland conversionThe ultimate development of the SunderlandairframeA small experimental aircraft built to testideas for a new Saro patrol ying-boatPrototype of unusual retractable-hullgeneral-purpose ying-boatBritain’s rst large all-metal monoplaneying-boatA luxury aircraft which did not progressbeyond the prototypeA Scion Senior one-o conversion forexperimental useCompetitor to the Sunderland which existedfor only ten days before being lost in anaccident.88 SHORT SANDRINGHAM92 SHORT SOLENT5496 SARO SHRIMP97 BLACKBURN B 2097 BLACKBURN SYDNEY97 SUPERMARINE AIR YACHT98 SHORT SCION SENIOR98 SARO A.332370 [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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