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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 ...
Armstrong Whitworth AW.154 Argosy at Berlin, 1928 [10] An Argosy in 1928. The Argosy was initially used on European routes (later operating on services to South Africa), with individual aircraft being named after cities. [1] The first passenger flight was from London to Paris on 16 July 1926. Early on, Imperial Airways were keen to demonstrate ...
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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
Armstrong Whitworth Argosy (AW.650 / 660) (1959) Armstrong Whitworth AW.681 – proposed STOL military transport aircraft design; Armstrong Whitworth A.W.690 – proposed VTOL version of Nord Noratlas transport; Armstrong Whitworth A.W.168 – proposed tactical bomber design
An RAF Armstrong Whitworth AW.660 Argosy like the two that circled the crash site. A search for survivors was hampered by a tall crop of barley. The two Argosy aircraft circled the crash site for almost an hour. They were joined by helicopters from nearby RAF Benson, including one from the Queen's Flight, all of which were used to search the ...
The twin-boom configuration allows a large door to be placed at the rear of the fuselage, free from obstruction by the tail assembly, as on the Armstrong Whitworth AW.660 Argosy. However access to the rear door remains limited, especially for trucks backing up to it, and a high-mounted conventional rear fuselage is often preferred.
Operated AW.660 Argosy, Vickers Vanguard, L-188 Electra: Air Bristol: 7L: AZX: 1992: 1997: Formed by Brymon Airways's founder (Charles Stuart who died 1993), reorganized 1993 by British Aerospace. Doing business as AB Airlines from 1997. Air Caledonian: CSF: 2003: 2005 [8] Air Camelot: 1978: 1986: Operated Piper Apache [9] Air Cargo: 1991: 1994 ...