Armstrong Whitworth A.W.19 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Sir W.G. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Ltd

First Flight:

26 February 1934

A.W.19:

1 - Sir W.G. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Armstrong Whitworth A.W.19

Type:

Two / three seat general purpose biplane

Wing:

Single bay, staggered biplane with cranked lower wing at undercarriage attachment. Spars fabricated from steel strip with light alloy ribs. Ailerons on all four wings

Fuselage:

Fills gap between wings. Construction of high tensile steel tubing, front portion covered with aluminium panels and rear portion with fabric

Tail Unit:

Braced tailplane mounted at top of fuselage. Balanced elevators. Fin wire braced to tailplane. Balanced rudder

Landing Gear:

Seperate undercarriage. Each leg comprises three struts, two attached to fuselage, one to lower wing. Tail wheel

Power Plant:

One 810 hp Armstrong Siddeley Tiger IV geared and moderately supercharged air cooled engine

Accommodation:

Pilot seated high up ahead of the top wing in open cockpit. Aft of the wings is a gunners cockpit. Cabin between cockpits for observer-navigator

Armament:

Single Vickers machine gun firing forward, and a Lewis gun mounted on a ring for gunner. Can carry an 18 in torpedo or 1,000 lb bomb under fuselage. Bomb racks for smaller bombs under wings

Span:

49 ft 8 in

Length:

42 ft 2 in

Height:

13 ft

Wing Area:

654 sq ft

Empty:

4,298 lb

Max:

8,750 lb

Max Speed:

163 mph at 6,000 ft

Climb:

8.8 min to 10,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

21,000 ft

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