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Armstrong Whitworth Scimitar

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The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.35 Scimitar was a British single-engine biplane fighter aircraft designed and built by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. Four Scimitars were produced for the Norwegian Army Air Force and were delivered in 1936.

Design and development

The A.W.35 Scimitar was a development of Armstrong Whitworth's earlier Armstrong Whitworth A.W.16 fighter, powered by an Armstrong Siddeley Panther engine, with a lowered nose decking and an enlarged fin and rudder. The first prototype (G-ACCD) was a modification of the second A.W.16, and first flew in this form on 29 April 1935 [1]. A second prototype (G-ADBL) was constructed by conversion of an A.W.16.

Operational history

Four Scimitars were ordered for the Norwegian Army Air Force. After testing of two of the production aircraft by the A & AEE at Martlesham Heath in late 1935, they were delivered to Norway in 1936[1].

The second prototype Scimitar was preserved by Armstrong Whitworth at its Whitley factory until 1958, when it was scrapped.[2]

Operators

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Specifications (A.W.35)

Data from The British Fighter since 1912 [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: One
  • Length: 25 ft 0 in (7.62 m)
  • Wingspan: 33 ft 0 in (10.06 m)
  • Height: 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m)
  • Wing area: 261 ft² (24.3 m²)
  • Empty weight: 2,956 lb (1,344 kg)
  • Loaded weight: 4,100 lb (1,864 kg)
  • Powerplant:Armstrong Siddeley Panther X 14-cylinder radial engine, 735 hp (548 kW)

Performance

Armament

  • 2 × forward-firing .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine guns

  • See also

    Related development

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Mason, Francis K (1992). The British Fighter since 1912. Naval Institute Press. ISBN ISBN 1-55750-082-7. 
    2. Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 1. London: Putnam. ISBN 0 370 10006 9. 

    External links

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