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Saunders-Roe Limited, also known as Saro, was a British aerospace and marine-engineering company based at Columbine Works, East Cowes, on the Isle of Wight. The name was adopted in 1929 after Alliott Verdon Roe and John Lord took a controlling interest in the aircraft and boat-builders SE Saunders, whose founder Sam Saunders developed the Consuta material used in marine and aviation craft. The company concentrated on producing flying boats, none in very large quantities, and during World War II it manufactured Supermarine Walrus and Sea Otter aircraft. The infobox records its products as aircraft, helicopters and hovercraft, and that it merged with Westland Aircraft in 1964.

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Founded Year
1929 1
Status
Acquired 1
Chronology
Dissolved Year
1964 1
Company Type
Company Type (category)
Manufacturer 1
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Source Black Arrow (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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Development of Black Arrow was largely performed by the prime contractor, the British aerospace company Saunders-Roe

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Source Black Knight (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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Design work on what would become the Black Knight launch vehicle commenced in 1955, being performed by the Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) and British manufacturer Saunders-Roe.

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Source Hiller ROE Rotorcycle (Wikipedia)Development
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Production was by Saunders-Roe, which made five for the United States Marine Corps and five for Helicop-Air of Paris.

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Source Saro A.33 (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Saro A.33 was a British prototype flying boat built by Saunders-Roe Limited in response to a British Air Ministry Specification R.2/33 and in competition with the Short Sunderland.

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Source Saro Cloud (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Saro Cloud was a British passenger amphibian flying boat designed and built by Saunders-Roe as the A.19.

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Source Saro Cutty Sark (Wikipedia)Lead
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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).

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Source Saro Lerwick (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Saunders-Roe A.36 Lerwick was a British flying boat built by Saunders-Roe Limited (Saro).

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Source Saro London (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Saunders Roe A.27 London was a British military biplane flying boat built by the Saunders Roe company.

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Source Saro P.531 (Wikipedia)Lead, body style
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The Saro P.531 (or Saunders-Roe P.531) is a British all-metal five-seat helicopter designed and built by Saunders-Roe Limited (Saro).

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Source Saro Shrimp (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Saunders Roe A.37 Shrimp was a 1930s British two-seat four-engined experimental flying boat built by Saunders-Roe Limited ("Saro") at Cowes.

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Source Saro Windhover (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Saro A.21 Windhover was a British amphibious aircraft from the period between World War I and World War II, constructed by Saunders-Roe, or Saro.

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Source Saunders Helicogyre (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Saunders Helicogyre was a 1920s experimental helicopter designed by Vittorio Isacco and built by S.E. Saunders Limited for the British Air Ministry.

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Source Saunders Kittiwake (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Saunders Kittiwake was a British amphibian flying-boat built by S. E. Saunders at East Cowes, Isle of Wight.

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Source Saunders Medina (Wikipedia)Lead
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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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Source Saunders Severn (Wikipedia)Design and development
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The Saunders A.7 Severn was the last flying boat designed by S.E. Saunders Ltd before the takeover by A.V. Roe and John Lord late in 1928 that produced the Saunders-Roe, or "Saro", company.

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Source Saunders T.1 (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Saunders T.1 was the first aircraft built by the Saunders Company, a two-seat single-engined biplane with unusual monocoque fuselage construction.

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Source Saunders Valkyrie (Wikipedia)Development
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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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Source Saunders-Roe Duchess (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Saunders-Roe Duchess also known as the model P.131 was a British design for a large jet-powered flying boat envisaged by Saunders-Roe, based in Cowes on the Isle of Wight.

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Source Saunders-Roe Princess - WikipediaSource page, maker

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Source Saunders-Roe Skeeter (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
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developed and produced by British manufacturer Saunders-Roe ("Saro") of Cowes and Southampton

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Source Saunders-Roe SR.177 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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It was an enlarged derivative of the Saunders-Roe SR.53, which was itself an experimental combined jet-and-rocket interceptor aircraft.

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Source Saunders-Roe SR.53 (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Saunders-Roe SR.53 was a British prototype interceptor aircraft of mixed jet and rocket propulsion developed for the Royal Air Force (RAF) by Saunders-Roe in the early 1950s.

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Source Saunders-Roe SR.A/1 (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Saunders-Roe SR.A/1 is a prototype flying boat fighter aircraft designed and built by British seaplane manufacturer Saunders-Roe.

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Source Saunders-Roe SR.N1 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The concept has its origins in the work of British engineer and inventor Christopher Cockerell, who succeeded in convincing figures within the services and industry, including those within British manufacturer Saunders-Roe.

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Source Saunders-Roe SR.N2 (Wikipedia)Lead, body style
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The SR.N2 was a hovercraft built by Westland and Saunders-Roe.

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Source Saunders-Roe SR.N3 (Wikipedia)Lead, body style
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The British Hovercraft Corporation SR.N3 was a 37.5 ton hovercraft originally designed by Saunders-Roe.

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Source Saunders-Roe SR.N4 (Wikipedia)Development, manufacturer
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By the time that the vehicle's first trials took place in early 1968, Saunders-Roe had merged with Vickers' hovercraft division to form the British Hovercraft Corporation, who continued development.

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Source Saunders-Roe SR.N5 (Wikipedia)Lead, body style
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The Saunders-Roe SR.N5 (or Warden class) was a medium-sized hovercraft which first flew in 1964.

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Source Saunders-Roe SR.N6 (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Saunders-Roe (later British Hovercraft Corporation) SR.N6 hovercraft (also known as the Winchester class) was essentially a larger version of the earlier SR.N5 series.

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1. Wikipedia: Saunders-Roe
  • Lead section, company type
    Saunders-Roe Limited, also known as Saro, was a British aerospace and marine-engineering company based at Columbine Works, East Cowes, Isle of Wight.
  • Infobox: fate
    Merged with Westland Aircraft
  • Infobox: founded
    1929
  • Infobox: defunct
    1964
  • Operates In: Aerospace Industry, Lead: operates-in
    Saunders-Roe Limited, also known as Saro, was a British aerospace and marine-engineering company based at Columbine Works, East Cowes, Isle of Wight.
  • In Group: Aerospace and Defense, Lead section
    Saunders-Roe Limited, also known as Saro, was a British aerospace and marine-engineering company based at Columbine Works, East Cowes, Isle of Wight.
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