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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.
Armstrong Whitworth A.W.56 – flying wing medium bomber project; Armstrong Whitworth A.W.57 – medium-range 4-engine passenger transport project; Armstrong Whitworth A.W.58 – advanced 59° swept wing Mach 1.2 research aircraft project; Armstrong Whitworth A.W.59 – variable wing-sweep research aircraft proposal
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 Armstrong Whitworth A.W.19 was one of the latter group. [4] The A.W.19 [5] was a single-engine single-bay biplane with unswept, constant chord wings of mild stagger. The wings were fabric covered over a structure built up around rolled-steel strip spars and aluminium alloy ribs.
The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.16 (or A.W.XVI) was a single-engine biplane fighter aircraft designed and built by the British aircraft manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. It was a single bay biplane with wings of unequal span braced with N -type interwing struts, and bore a close family resemblance to the A.W.XIV Starling Mk I, though with ...
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Type Country Class Role Date Status No. Notes Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52: UK: Jet: Experimental: 1947: Prototype: 2: Twin engined. BAE Systems Taranis: UK: Jet: UAV: 2013
The company was founded by William Armstrong in 1847, becoming Armstrong Mitchell and then Armstrong Whitworth through mergers. In 1927, it merged with Vickers Limited to form Vickers-Armstrongs , with its automobile and aircraft interests purchased by J D Siddeley .