The Saunders A.3 Valkyrie was a large three-engined biplane flying boat with a wooden hull, built by Saunders to an Air Ministry specification. It answered Specification 22/24 for a large general duty and patrol flying boat, and the Air Ministry ordered a single prototype in February 1925. The two-step monocoque hull was covered in Consuta sewn plywood and was deliberately made flexible to absorb the shock of landing, with a crew of five and gunners on Scarff rings. Three 680 horsepower Rolls-Royce Condor engines were mounted between the wings. The Valkyrie flew for the first time around June 1926 with Frank Courtney, went to Air Ministry trials in 1927 and joined a Scandinavian tour. It was not suitable for production, helped to confirm a preference for metal-hulled flying boats, and the sole example was broken up in 1929.
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As with Saunders' other wooden aircraft, Valkyrie's hull was covered with Consuta sewn stress-bearing plywood.
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As with Saunders' other wooden aircraft, Valkyrie's hull was covered with Consuta sewn stress-bearing plywood.
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The Valkyrie flew for the first time around June 1926
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The Saunders A.3 Valkyrie was a large three-engined biplane flying boat with a wooden hull built to an Air Ministry specification.
Operational history, status
The sole Valkyrie was broken up in 1929.
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As with Saunders' other wooden aircraft, Valkyrie's hull was covered with Consuta sewn stress-bearing plywood.
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