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Saunders-Roe Princess Flying Boats



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Britains other white elephant the Princess Flying Boat, another remarkable achievement with no economic use. Collected in newsreels from the 40's and 50's


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Seawater+aluminum= ... ( 8 months ago by ANewNormalcy)
Seawater+aluminum=corrosion. Even on aircraft that only fly low over the ocean, corrosion control is a problem. ...Lorenzo
ANewNormalcy is ... ( 8 months ago by Akki64)
ANewNormalcy is right about corrosion, but as flying boats are slow-movers, skin heating by friction (eg. Concorde) is no problem, so they could well be skinned with composites. I'm sure they could find many uses, civil and military, in this day and age.
PLEASE DON'T READ ... ( 8 months ago by kl9594)
PLEASE DON'T READ THIS. you will die in seven days if you don't post this comment on 10 different videos in the next hour. if you do, tommorow will be the best day of your life
Great video. Maybe ... ( 8 months ago by lasalleman)
Great video. Maybe flying boats could make
a comeback.
Probably the most ... ( 8 months ago by jawajawa350)
Probably the most advanced sea plane ever built. Surprising there are no sea planes now, would solve airport congestion,or building 5th terminals on villages etc.
InfiniteMushroom... ... ( 7 months ago by Akki64)
InfiniteMushroom... please don't knock our royals, they do a great job and are generally liked here. The real parasites are opportunistic businessmen, British and foreign, who are chipping away our industry and sending work and jobs abroad to maximise their personal wealth. Think...James Dyson, Peugeot, Clarks Shoes, etc. Nationalise the bloody lot, I say!!!
The Russians and ... ( 7 months ago by Speedbird206)
The Russians and Chinese still have flying boats... and have a neat thing going with ground effect vehicles.
Love the Jet boat ... ( 7 months ago by peepeevagi)
Love the Jet boat at 0:54. It's a sign dude. A sign.
Well, at least the ... ( 7 months ago by BreathDoctor)
Well, at least the Spruce Goose survives.
What an amazing ... ( 7 months ago by NVanWendy)
What an amazing misjudgment on the part of the builder! Jetliners were coming over the horizon and they thought the old clipper/island hopper system would still, uh, fly. Magnificent, shortsighted, and kind of ugly.
Excellent! Love the ... ( 6 months ago by megashegem)
Excellent! Love the early British airplane designs.The front almost looks like a C-97.
WOW ( 6 months ago by alexander1485)
WOW
I was an apprentice ... ( 6 months ago by johnrcha)
I was an apprentice engineer at Saunders Roe and was involved in the construction of the Princess and saw her fly.Still think she or rather modern flying boats could have their place in aviation today.
Why not use the ... ( 6 months ago by rayunseitig)
Why not use the beauties to help in fighting fire fires in Southern California???
Very well said!! ( 5 months ago by feherman86)
Very well said!!
Impressive, but ... ( 5 months ago by evilintel)
Impressive, but pointless...and kind of ugly. And is it just me or does the cockpit window and double-bubble body look too much like the Stratocruiser?
I love flying boats ... ( 5 months ago by hoggdawn)
I love flying boats! Think of all the land that could be saved if they were used! Bring 'em back! Bring 'em back, I say!
Wonder what did ... ( 5 months ago by richmeister1)
Wonder what did happen to them? What a waste!
Just like the Spruce Goose.....I agree....retrofit them and bring them back....
wow what a great ... ( 5 months ago by fordlandau)
wow what a great collection of rare footage..thanks so much.. I wish they got the jet fighter flying boat going..think of what that would be like !
Bravo, Bomberguy! ... ( 4 months ago by nagmashdriver)
Bravo, Bomberguy! Thank you for bringing the newsreels back to the average Joe with a PC and a fast connection! Keep 'em coming!
And I was the ... ( 4 months ago by brosindell)
And I was the shorthand typist in the Flight Test Section when the Princess was launched, working for Bill Worner and his team of engineers. We were all very proud of this beautiful aircraft. Many people could not understand why she was not bought and put into service. What a waste!
Because of the ... ( 3 months ago by brosindell)
Because of the shape of the hull, the Princess was nicknamed the Double Bubble by workers when I worked at Saunders Roe. So was one popular film reader!
Back in 1983 I ... ( 3 months ago by baldgit646)
Back in 1983 I found a newspaper under the floor boards in my first house, where in the classifieds, these three beauties were offered for sale. I wanted to keep it, the saw to it other wise. A great posting, being old fashioned, I would like to see Flying boats made compulsary, ie you fly to a land mass coast, then travel by other means.
Nice job putting ... ( 2 weeks ago by Cougarjeff)
Nice job putting that together.



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