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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]
Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft started on the A.W.27 Ensign in 1934 after receipt of a specification from Imperial Airways. The first aircraft was ordered in September of that year, with delivery expected in 1936; eleven more were ordered in May 1935. An order for a further two aircraft in 1937 brought the total to 14.
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
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 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 .
The rival Armstrong Whitworth AW.41 design used a tricycle undercarriage and was built up of sub-sections to ease manufacture by firms without aircraft construction experience. [4] The AW.41 was designed with Rolls-Royce Merlin engines in mind, but also with provisions for the use of Bristol Hercules as an alternative powerplant. [5]
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Vickers 799 selected but requirement superseded by C.195/OR.344 (q.v.) written around Armstrong Whitworth AW.650 Argosy: Armstrong Whitworth AW.55 and AW.56, Aviation Trader ATL-95, Blackburn B-104, Bristol Type 179, Vickers Type 799 [94] RH.142D OR.334 [95] 1953 VTOL transport aircraft Fairey Rotodyne; later cancelled [93] ER.143 1953