Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle Aircraft
Albemarle I | |
Production Details | |
Design Company: |
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First Flight: |
20 March 1940 |
Prototypes: |
2 - Sir W.G. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Ltd |
Albemarle I: |
42 - A.W. Hawksley Ltd |
Albemarle IV: |
1 - A.W. Hawksley Ltd |
Albemarle S.T.I: |
78 - A.W. Hawksley Ltd |
Albemarle S.T.II: |
99 - A.W. Hawksley Ltd |
Albemarle S.T.V: |
49 - A.W. Hawksley Ltd |
Albemarle S.T.VI: |
133 - A.W. Hawksley Ltd |
Albemarle G.T.I: |
80 - A.W. Hawksley Ltd |
Albemarle G.T.II: |
1 - A.W. Hawksley Ltd |
Albemarle G.T.VI: |
117 - A.W. Hawksley Ltd |
Type Specification | |
Applies to: |
Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle G.T.VI |
Type: |
Twin engined paratroop transport and glider tug |
Wing: |
Mid wing cantilever monoplane. Centre section spar consists of four square steel booms. Two steel tube ribs at each end of spar carry main power unit and landing gear pick up points. Centre section covered top and bottom with non stressed plywood. Outer wing sections have two spars with spruce booms, standard ribs are of spruce and plywood, and wing is covered with plywood |
Fuselage: |
Steel tube framework to which fairing panels of spruce and plywood are attached |
Tail Unit: |
Cantilever monoplane type with twin fins and rudders. Tail plane and fins have two spruce and plywood spars, spruce and plywood ribs and plywood covering. Elevators and rudders have single steel tubular spars, spruce and plywood ribs and plywood covering. |
Landing Gear: |
Retractable tricycle type. Main wheels retract backward into engine nacelles and are partially enclosed by light alloy doors. The nose wheel is raised backwards into front fuselage. |
Power Plant: |
Two 1,590 hp Bristol Hercules XI fourteen cylinder radial air cooled engines |
Accommodation: |
Navigator in nose, two pilots side by side and radio operator in forward fuselage. As paratroop carrier accommodation for ten fully armed troops |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
77 ft |
Length: |
59 ft 11 in |
Height: |
15 ft 7 in |
Wing Area: |
803.5 sq ft |
Weights | |
Empty: |
22,600 lb |
Max Overloaded: |
36,500 lb |
Performance | |
Max Speed: |
265 mph at 10,500 ft |
Service Ceiling: |
18,000 ft |
Range: |
1,350 miles |
Preserved in British Museums | |
None known | |
Web Sites | |