Princess 60 Flying Boat

[Kneetrembler]

On the 22nd August there is to be a celebration of the Anniversary of the Princess 60 1st Flight which will take place on the waterfront at East Cowes 11.45- 12 noon then at 12.28 there is to be a fly past not sure what will be flying as no description given.

[Eric Mc]

Won't be the Princess sadly -



Although I don't ever remember it being called the Princess 60.

This IS the 60th Anniversary of its first flight though.

[rfw1]

I remember seeing the remains of G-ALUN when it taken to Woolston in Southampton for scrapping in the late 60's. I wish I had taken Photos.

[perdu]

Blimey Eric

Now that IS a photograph for we nostalgia buffs

Cheers

[Eric Mc]

There is another picture (possibly of the same flypast) that used to adorn the walls of the RAE Assembly hall, where my operatic society/musical society used to rehearse. It was always a nice visual distraction.
Unfortunately, that particular picture doesn't seem to have made its way onto the internet - yet.

[Huntsman]

Eric Mc said:

Eric, can you name some of the other planes in that photo?

[Eric Mc]

At the extreme right is the prototype Avro Vulcan. Following up behind is a trio of Avro 707s - the "mini-Vulcans" which were built to test out various concepts related to the delta winged design.

[Scotty2]

I love this clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV1eUeo27tc

Real pity they didn't get sold and used. Wikipedia gives a good tale on the demise - corrosion due to storage.

[Kneetrembler]

The brochure advertising it stuck around Newport is just saying the "Princess 60"as constructed by Saunders & Roe at Cowes, also no mention of what will be in the fly past,if I see anything more I shall post it.

[rhinochopig]

Is that 4xContra props and two normals are a trick of the picture? And are they turbop's or piston engines?

[Huntsman]

Eric Mc said:

At the extreme right is the prototype Avro Vulcan. Following up behind is a trio of Avro 707s - the "mini-Vulcans" which were built to test out various concepts related to the delta winged design.

Ah, thank you, I thought it might be. The Avro test pilot lives just down the road.

[perdu]

one engine to each propellor!

Bristol Proteus coupled for the double prop units, single (objussly) for the solo efforts.

Well worth a Google for you youngsters.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saunders-Roe_Princess

She was a beautiful ... flop

[Eric Mc]

Like so many British aviation white elephants of that era.

[rhinochopig]

perdu said:

one engine to each propellor!

Bristol Proteus coupled for the double prop units, single (objussly) for the solo efforts.

Well worth a Google for you youngsters.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saunders-Roe_Princess

She was a beautiful ... flop

Thanks.

[telecat]

The day will Probably be similar to the Link

http://www.fzt.haw-hamburg.de/pers/Scholz/dglr/hh/...


Shame it wasn't taken up really as it could have led to this...

Edited by telecat on Thursday 16th August 11:41