The Saunders-Roe SR. A/1 was a prototype flying boat fighter aircraft created by the British company Saunders-Roe. It was the world's first jet-propelled water-based aircraft. The idea for the SR. A/1 began during World War II after Japan's use of military floatplanes and the new turbojet engine. In mid-1943, Saunders-Roe proposed the jet-powered seaplane to the Air Ministry, which later issued a specification for it and funded three prototypes. Development faced delays due to other projects, and the war ended before any prototypes were finished. In the years following, the prototypes would fly but 1 crashed. One is preserved to this day. The concept for seaborne fighters was deemed irrelevant once carriers became more prevalent.

Made to 1-1 scale, my model of the SRA.1 has a fully modeled airfoil, working floats, and a land gear (not for landing)

Controls are easy. AG1 for engines, AG2 for land gear ejection, AG3 for water traverse, AG4 for Gyro

General characteristics
* Crew: 1
* Length: 50 ft 0 in (15.24 m)
* Wingspan: 46 ft 0 in (14.02 m)
* Height: 16 ft 9 in (5.11 m)
* Wing area: 415 sq ft (38.6 m2)
* Empty weight: 11,262 lb (5,108 kg)
* Gross weight: 16,000 lb (7,257 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 19,033 lb (8,633 kg) max. overload weight with slipper tanks
* Fuel capacity: 424 imp gal (509 US gal; 1,930 L) internal fuel, provision for two 149 imp gal (179 US gal; 680 L) slipper tanks
* Powerplant: 2 × Metropolitan-Vickers Beryl MVB.2 turbojets, 3,850 lbf (17.1 kN) thrust each
Performance
* Maximum speed: 512 mph (824 km/h, 445 kn)
* Endurance: 1 hr 48 min
* Service ceiling: 48,000 ft (15,000 m)
Armament
* Guns: 4 × 20 mm Hispano Mk 5
* Rockets: 8 × rockets
* Bombs: 2 × 1000 lb (455 kg) bombs

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