In 1928, Sir Alliot Verdon Roe sold Avro. He bought an interest in S. E. Saunders, flying boat manufacturers based at Cowes, Isle of Wight, southern England; the company was renamed Saunders-Roe. The A17 Cutty Sark was the new company's first design. It was a shoulder-winged twin-engined four-seat amphibian monoplane with an all-metal hull and plywood covered wings. The above-wing pylon-mounted engines could easily be changed, and a variety of different engines were used to power Cutty Sarks, including 104 hp Cirrus Hermes Mk 1s and 120 hp de Havilland Gipsy IIs. The Saro A19 Cloud was developed from this design.
A17/1 : The prototype G-AAIP was first flown 4 July 1929. Bought by Captain Campbell Shaw and Flight Lieutenant Tommy Rose for Isle of Man Air Services. Returned to Cowes in 1933 after being damaged by floating timber.
A17/2 : VH-UNV was exported to Australia by Matthews Aviation flying the Bass Strait between Melbourne and Tasmania from May 1930. On 8 November 1931 the aircraft was driven by wind into a pier at St. Kilda, and Mr E. Lloyd, a passenger who attempted to assist, was killed by a propeller. In 1935 it was sold to Pioneer Air Services. In 1937 it was sold to Keith Caldwell, a young barnstorming pilot from Lindfield NSW (not to be confused with the NZ WWII fighter ace of the same name);[1] on 15 October 1937, at the same time as he joined Qantas as a pilot, Caldwell sold VH-UNV for £700 to the airline as a trainer. It was written off after landing on water with the undercarriage extended on 5 April 1938.
A17/3 : a.k.a. "L3". Sold to the RNZAF. It was first flown on 3 March 1930, then shipped to New Zealand aboard the SS Mataroa [fr], where it was reassembled by 28 May 1930. It operated from Hobsonville, Auckland, for the next six years. After 221 hours and 5 minutes flying time it was judged worn out beyond economic repair. L3 made its last flight on 23 November 1936, after which it served as an instructional airframe. It was scrapped in 1939.
A17/4 : G-AAVX before being sold to Singapore as VR-SAA in 1930.
A17/5 : G-ABBC named "Progress I" operated out of Blackpool to the Isle of Man by British Amphibious Airlines. Attempts to replace it with an A.19 Cloud after 1933 were blocked due to SARO's decision to operate an airline from the Isle of Man.
^Jackson, A. J. (1974). British civil aircraft 1919–1972 Volume III (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. p. 123. ISBN978-0-370-10014-2.
^London, Peter M. (1988). Saunders and Saro aircraft since 1917 (1st ed.). London: Putnam. pp. 96–109. ISBN0851778143.
Bibliography
Jackson, A.J. British Civil Aircraft 1919–1972: Volume III. London:Putnam, 1988. ISBN0-8517-7818-6.
London, Peter. Saunders and Saro Aircraft since 1917. London: Putnam, 1988. ISBN0-85177-814-3
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The Saro A17 Cutty Sark was a British amphibious aircraft from the 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 rather than the garment or the fictional witch A17 Cutty SarkRole AmphibianManufacturer Saunders RoeFirst flight 4 July 1929Introduction 1930Number built 12 Contents 1 Development 2 Production aircraft 3 Operators 3 1 Military operators 4 Specifications A 17M Genet Major engines 5 See also 6 ReferencesDevelopment editIn 1928 Sir Alliot Verdon Roe sold Avro He bought an interest in S E Saunders flying boat manufacturers based at Cowes Isle of Wight southern England the company was renamed Saunders Roe The A17 Cutty Sark was the new company s first design It was a shoulder winged twin engined four seat amphibian monoplane with an all metal hull and plywood covered wings The above wing pylon mounted engines could easily be changed and a variety of different engines were used to power Cutty Sarks including 104 hp Cirrus Hermes Mk 1s and 120 hp de Havilland Gipsy IIs The Saro A19 Cloud was developed from this design Only 12 Cutty Sarks were built and none lasted long in service but the type nevertheless saw service with many users in the United Kingdom Australia Canada New Zealand China Japan and the Dominican Republic Production aircraft editA17 1 The prototype G AAIP was first flown 4 July 1929 Bought by Captain Campbell Shaw and Flight Lieutenant Tommy Rose for Isle of Man Air Services Returned to Cowes in 1933 after being damaged by floating timber A17 2 VH UNV was exported to Australia by Matthews Aviation flying the Bass Strait between Melbourne and Tasmania from May 1930 On 8 November 1931 the aircraft was driven by wind into a pier at St Kilda and Mr E Lloyd a passenger who attempted to assist was killed by a propeller In 1935 it was sold to Pioneer Air Services In 1937 it was sold to Keith Caldwell a young barnstorming pilot from Lindfield NSW not to be confused with the NZ WWII fighter ace of the same name 1 on 15 October 1937 at the same time as he joined Qantas as a pilot Caldwell sold VH UNV for 700 to the airline as a trainer It was written off after landing on water with the undercarriage extended on 5 April 1938 A17 3 a k a L3 Sold to the RNZAF It was first flown on 3 March 1930 then shipped to New Zealand aboard the SS Mataroa fr where it was reassembled by 28 May 1930 It operated from Hobsonville Auckland for the next six years After 221 hours and 5 minutes flying time it was judged worn out beyond economic repair L3 made its last flight on 23 November 1936 after which it served as an instructional airframe It was scrapped in 1939 A17 4 G AAVX before being sold to Singapore as VR SAA in 1930 A17 5 G ABBC named Progress I operated out of Blackpool to the Isle of Man by British Amphibious Airlines Attempts to replace it with an A 19 Cloud after 1933 were blocked due to SARO s decision to operate an airline from the Isle of Man A17 6 Acquired by the Royal Air Force as S1575 A17 7 Sold to Hong Kong as VR HAY A17 8 Served in the Kwangsi Air Force in China but was returned to Britain as G AETI A17 9 Initially registered G ABVF then exported to Japan A17 10 Registered G ACDP to Air Service Training Ltd used by No 3 E amp RFTS until 1942 A17 11 Registered G ACDR to Air Service Training Ltd used by No 3 E amp RFTS until 1942 A17 12 Registered G ADAF This may be the machine exported to the Dominican Republic in 1935 and written off in 1942 Operators editMilitary operators edit nbsp ChinaKwangsi Air Force nbsp Dominican RepublicDominican Air Force One aircraft nbsp New ZealandRoyal New Zealand Air Force nbsp United KingdomRoyal Air ForceSpecifications A 17M Genet Major engines edit nbsp Saunders Roe Cutty Sark 3 view drawing from L Aeronautique August 1929Data from British Civil Aircraft 1919 1972 Volume III 2 Saunders and Saro aircraft since 1917 3 General characteristicsCrew 2 Capacity 2 pax 510 lb 231 kg payload Length 34 ft 4 in 10 46 m Wingspan 45 ft 0 in 13 72 m Height 11 ft 2 in 3 40 m Wing area 320 sq ft 30 m2 Empty weight 2 725 lb 1 236 kg Gross weight 3 865 lb 1 753 kg Fuel capacity 40 imp gal 48 US gal 182 L in two wing tanks Powerplant 2 Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major 7 cylinder air cooled radial piston engines 140 hp 100 kW each Propellers 2 bladed wooden fixed pitch propellersPerformance Maximum speed 107 mph 172 km h 93 kn Cruise speed 93 mph 150 km h 81 kn Range 315 mi 507 km 274 nmi Service ceiling 9 000 ft 2 700 m Rate of climb 500 ft min 2 5 m s See also edit nbsp Aviation portalRelated lists List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force List of aircraft of the Royal New Zealand Air Force and Royal New Zealand Navy List of aircraft of World War II List of flying boats and floatplanesReferences edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saro Cutty Sark Notes Recorded conversation with Keith Caldwell 8 92 Jackson A J 1974 British civil aircraft 1919 1972 Volume III 2nd ed 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