SARO SR.45 "Princess" Model Airplane

 

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SARO SR.45

Item#: 60430

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Wing Span: 18.30"
Length: 12.30"


 

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SARO SR.45 "Princess" Model Airplane

Introducing Factory Direct Model’s custom made SARO SR.45 "Princess" Model Airplane. This Convair R44 Model was hand crafted using the finest Philippine Mahogany and sealed to last for generations. From our collection of blueprints, reference materials and customer’s photographs Factory Direct Models master artisans hand crafted this famous SARO SR.45 "Princess" into an amazingly detailed Display Model.

This SARO SR.45 "Princess" Airplane Model comes with a customized detachable stand, a personalized inscriptions plaque and a laminated customer’s Company Logo PMO that adds magnificence into this detailed Display Model.

Saunders SARO SR.45 "Princess" History:

In May 1946, work began on Saunders-Roe's largest flying boat, the Princess. She was a two-decked, ten-engined flying boat, weighing 154 tons, and three were built. She was designed to carry a maximum of 220 passengers, and in August, 1952, she flew for the first time. She was supposed to just undergo taxiing trials that day, yet the test-pilot took off after a very short run-up'. The Princess was the largest metal flying boat ever made and it flew on numerous occasions, including the Farnborough air display of 1952. However, BOAC, the intended customer, did not want them as its flying boat services had ended in 1950. Another problem were the engines, which were not as efficient as they could be. All of the three Princess flying boats were scrapped in Southampton.