Armstrong Whitworth A.W.29 Aircraft
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Production Details | |
Design Company: |
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First Flight: |
6 December 1936 |
A.W.29: |
1 - Sir W.G. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Ltd |
Type Specification | |
Applies to: |
Armstrong Whitworth A.W.29 |
Type: |
Two seat day bomber |
Wing: |
Low wong cantilever monoplane built around a light alloy box spar. Forward wing skinned in duralumin, aft with fabric |
Fuselage: |
Light alloy monocoque rear fuselage, forward fuselage a framework of steel tubing covered with light alloy panels |
Tail Unit: |
Cantilever tailplane, fabric covered apart from leading edge, with single fin and rudder. |
Landing Gear: |
Retractable undercarriage consisting of two units, each with one wheel, which retracts backwards into the wing root. Small part of wheel remains exposed when retracted. Non retractable tail wheel |
Power Plant: |
One Tiger VIII with a two stage supercharger developing 920 hp for take off. Three blade two position propeller unit |
Accommodation: |
Pilot seated in enclosed cockpit level with the wing leading edge. Gunner / W/T operator / bomb-aimer seated in turret at rear of wing |
Armament: |
Fixed forward firing Vickers machine gun together with a turret mounted Lewis gun. 1,000 lb bomb load carried in compartments in wings, consisting of either 2 bombs of 500 lb , 4 bombs of 250 lb or 8 bombs of 112 lb or less. |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
49 ft |
Length: |
43 ft 10 in |
Height: |
13 ft 3 in |
Wing Area: |
458 sq ft |
Weights | |
Max: |
9,000 lb |
Performance | |
Max Speed: |
225 mph at 14,700 ft |
Climb: |
11 min to 10,000 ft |
Service Ceiling: |
21,000 ft |
Range: |
685 miles |
Preserved in British Museums | |
None known | |
Web Sites | |
None known |