Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52 was an early flying wing aircraft designed and produced by British aircraft manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft.. The A.W.52 emerged from wartime research into the laminar flow airfoil, which indicated that, in combination with the flying wing configuration, such an aircraft could be dramatically more efficient than traditional designs.
The Armstrong Whitworth was manufactured from ... AW's tender price was £1,333,940 compared with Queensland Railway's tender ... [52] 938–987: 1928: 50: Great ...
This left two aircraft companies with Armstrong in the name – Vickers-Armstrongs (usually known as just "Vickers") and "Armstrong-Whitworth". The most successful aircraft made by Armstrong-Whitworth in the inter-war period was the Siskin which first flew in 1919 and remained in RAF service until 1932, with 485 produced.
The Armstrong Whitworth Argosy was a British post-war transport/cargo aircraft; it was the final aircraft to be designed and produced by aviation company Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. Although given different internal design numbers, the AW.650 civil and AW.660 military models were, for most practical purposes, the same design, while both ...
Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth & Company (1912–1920) After merger with Siddeley-Deasy, Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Company (1920–1927) Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft (1927–1963)
A. Armstrong Whitworth A.W.14; Armstrong Whitworth A.W.15; Armstrong Whitworth A.W.16; Armstrong Whitworth A.W.19; Armstrong Whitworth A.W.23; Armstrong Whitworth A.W.27
The design of the AW.38 was a development of the Armstrong Whitworth AW.23 bomber-transport design that had lost to the Bristol Bombay for the earlier Specification C.26/31. [3] Lloyd selected the Armstrong Siddeley Tiger IX radial engine to power the Whitley, which was capable of generating 795 hp (593 kW). [3]
Bomber aircraft are military aircraft primarily designed for air-to-surface attack, on either ground or sea targets. This list does not include airships used for bombing and does not aim to include attack aircraft primarily intended for different roles.