Saunders Medina

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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.

Development

The Medina was built for the Air Council between 1925 and 1926 and was a plywood-covered wooden flying boat powered by two 450hp Bristol Jupiter VI radial engines mounted on to and slung from the top wings.^[1] It was an inverted sesquiplane, with the upper wing smaller than the lower wing, and used Warren-type interplane struts.^[2] It had a crew of two and room for ten passengers.^[1] Only one Medina was built, registered G-EBMG, first flying in November 1926. It proved disappointing, having poor water handling, with its hull being prone to leaks.^[3] It was withdrawn from use and scrapped in 1929.^[1]

Specifications

Data from ^[1]^[4]^[5]

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Capacity: 10 passengers
Length: 49 ft 0 in (14.94 m)
Wingspan: 58 ft 0 in (17.68 m)
Height: 16 ft 0 in (4.88 m)
Wing area: 1007 ft² (93.6 m²)
Empty weight: 8060 lb (3656 kg)
Gross weight: 11560 lb (5244 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Bristol Jupiter VI, 450 hp (336 kW) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 115 mph (184 km/h)
Cruise speed: 90 mph (145 km/h)
Range: 360 miles (580 km)
Endurance: 4 hours

Notes

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Jackson 1974, page 290
↑ London 2003, p.97.
↑ London 2003, p.98.
↑ Flight 5 July 1928
↑ London 2003, pp.262-263.

References

Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 3. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-370-10014-X.
London, Peter (2003). British Flying Boats. Stroud UK: Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-2695-3.

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