The Saunders A.4 Medina was a British flying boat built by S. E. Saunders at East Cowes on the Isle of Wight, the firm that later became Saunders-Roe. It was built for the Air Council between 1925 and 1926 as a plywood-covered wooden biplane powered by two 450 horsepower Bristol Jupiter VI radial engines slung from the top wing, with an upper wing slightly smaller than the lower and Warren truss interplane struts. It carried a crew of two and ten passengers. Only one Medina was built, registered G-EBMG, and it first flew in November 1926. It proved disappointing, with poor water handling and a hull prone to leaks, and it was withdrawn from use and scrapped in 1929.
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The Saunders A.4 Medina was a British flying boat built by S.E. Saunders at East Cowes, Isle of Wight.
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The Saunders A.4 Medina was a British flying boat built by S.E. Saunders at East Cowes, Isle of Wight.
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first flying in November 1926
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The Saunders A.4 Medina was a British flying boat built by S.E. Saunders at East Cowes, Isle of Wight.
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It was withdrawn from use and scrapped in 1929.
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Only one Medina was built
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