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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Saunders-Roe Princess Flying Boats

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  • Bravo, Bomberguy! ...

    Bravo, Bomberguy! Thank you for bringing the newsreels back to the average Joe with a PC and a fast connection! Keep 'em coming!

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  • wow what a great ...

    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 !

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  • Wonder what did ...

    Wonder what did happen to them? What a waste!
    Just like the Spruce Goose.....I agree....retrofit them and bring them back....

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  • I love flying boats ...

    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!

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  • Impressive, but ...

    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?

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  • Very well said!!

    Very well said!!

    By feherman86 [Affiliate User] 1204617343 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Why not use the ...

    Why not use the beauties to help in fighting fire fires in Southern California???

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  • I was an apprentice ...

    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.

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  • WOW

    WOW

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  • Excellent! Love the ...

    Excellent! Love the early British airplane designs.The front almost looks like a C-97.

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  • What an amazing ...

    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.

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  • Well, at least the ...

    Well, at least the Spruce Goose survives.

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  • Love the Jet boat ...

    Love the Jet boat at 0:54. It's a sign dude. A sign.

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  • The Russians and ...

    The Russians and Chinese still have flying boats... and have a neat thing going with ground effect vehicles.

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  • InfiniteMushroom... ...

    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!!!

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  • Probably the most ...

    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.

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  • Great video. Maybe ...

    Great video. Maybe flying boats could make
    a comeback.

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  • PLEASE DON'T READ ...

    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

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  • ANewNormalcy is ...

    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.

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  • Seawater+aluminum= ...

    Seawater+aluminum=corrosion. Even on aircraft that only fly low over the ocean, corrosion control is a problem.
    ...Lorenzo

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  • awesome plane

    awesome plane

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  • Britain was once a ...

    Britain was once a great leader in heavy industry, innovative products, transport, etc. The Princess would have great use today if there were surviving airworthy examples. But, what is Britain known for now? An open prison with millions of surveillance cameras, Third World cancer, homegrown punks, and a worthless parasitic royal class.

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  • WOW, a flying pig.

    WOW, a flying pig.

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  • ...agreed entirely. ...

    ...agreed entirely. Indeed, noise footprints would be reduced as they would fly out over the sea.

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  • It may well be WAY ...

    It may well be WAY ahead of its time! With such high density traffic in and out of commerical airports, flying boats would provide a realistic alternative since they don't require high-quality runways. They require far less development to operate from and could use commerical shipping ports and less developed airports created for flying boats.

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