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In 1915, Frederick Koolhoven, the chief designer of Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd, initiated work on a highly unorthodox ...

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Designed by the talented Dutchman Frederick Koolhoven, the FK.8 was basically a scaled-up version of the earlier FK.3. Used ...

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The F.K.9 two-seat fighter-reconnaissance quadruplane was built by Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd as a private venture, and was ...

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Derived from the F.K.9, but embodying considerable redesign, the F.K.10 two-seat fighter-reconnaissance quadruplane retained virtually no more than the basic wing structure of ...

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The Armadillo, designed by F Murphy, who had succeeded F Koolhoven as chief designer to Armstrong Whitworth, was initiated late in 1917, ...

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The Ara was designed in 1918 to use the extremely promising ABC Dragonfly nine-cylinder air-cooled radial of 320hp and three prototypes were ...

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Derived from the Siddeley S.R.2 Siskin, a single-seat fighter of 1919 built by the Siddeley Deasy Car Co Ltd, the Siskin ...

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Embodying considerable redesign by comparison with the Siskin II, the Siskin III featured an enlarged upper wing, a lower wing of reduced ...

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By comparison with the Siskin III, the Siskin IIIA introduced a number of major design changes, including a lengthened fuselage with raised ...

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In its original prototype form the Armstrong Whitworth Atlas flew for the first time on 10 May 1925. This was ...

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The Siskin V actually preceded the Siskin IIIA and was essentially a progressive development of the Siskin II, retaining the shorter span ...

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To advance the science of aerodynamics, the Royal Aeronautical Establishment (RAE) commissioned an 'infinitely adjustable' aeroplane from Armstrong Whitworth, that by addition ...

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Designed by J Lloyd to meet the requirements of Air Ministry specification F.9/26, the A.W.14 Starling was a staggered biplane with wings ...

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The only prototype flown on 5 April 1930. No production.

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The A.W.14 Starling II bore no relationship to the original Starling apart from a common design origin and similar construction. It was ...

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Developed as a private venture to meet the requirements of both N.21/26 and F.9/26, the A.W.16 appeared in 1931. Two prototypes were ...

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One prototype, first flown on 26 February 1934. No production.

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A refined development of the A.W.16, the A.W.35 Scimitar was powered by a Panther VII engine enclosed by a long-chord cowling and ...

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Most extensively built of all Armstrong Whitworth aircraft was the Whitley heavy bomber, designed to meet the British Air Ministry ...

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The Ensign class of airliner was designed to an Imperial Airways specification for a new aircraft capable of carrying a ...

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Conceived originally by the Bristol company as a medium bomber, the design was taken over by Armstrong Whitworth and reworked ...

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The Armstrong Whitworth AW.55 Apollo was designed as a competitor to the Vickers Viscount in response to the requirement outlined ...

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Designed by Armstrong Whitworth later incorporated into Hawker Siddeley Group. The first prototype flew on January 8, 1959. More than 70 ...

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