Airspeed Cambridge Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Airspeed (1934) Ltd

First Flight:

19 February 1941

Cambridge:

2 - Airspeed

Type Specification

Applies to:

Airspeed AS.45 Cambridge

Type:

Advanced trainer to Air Ministry specification T.34/39

Wing:

Low wing cantilever monoplane. Wing has dihedral and is of wooden structure with stressed plywood skin covering

Fuselage:

Steel tube fuselage

Tail Unit:

Cantilever tailplane at top of fuselage together with elevators. Small fin above fuselage with balanced rudder

Landing Gear:

Inward retracting main gear mounted on the wing together with tailwheel

Power Plant:

One 730 hp Bristol Mercury VIII nine cylinder radial engine in the nose

Accommodation:

Pilot and instructor seated in tandem within enclosed cockpit

Span:

42 ft

Length:

36 ft 1 in

Height:

11 ft 6 in

Wing Area:

290 sq ft

Loaded:

Unknown

Max Speed:

228 mph at 12,500 ft

Climb:

15 min to 15,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

24,800 ft

Range:

680 miles

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