Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52
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| Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52 | |
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| Type | 3/4 scale experimental aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Armstrong Whitworth |
| Designed by | John Lloyd |
| Maiden flight | 13 November 1947 |
| Primary user | UK |
| Number built | 2 |
The A.W.52 was a British flying wing aircraft design of the late 1940s built by Armstrong Whitworth.
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[edit] History
Armstrong Whitworth proposed a jet-powered four engine flying wing design during the Second World War. This would utilitise a laminar flow wing.
The design was tested on a third-scale glider known as the A.W.52G but the war ended and the bomber project was dropped but received a contract that would allow them to produce two prototypes for evaluation nominally for a mail carrying aircraft. The first prototype flew on 13 November 1947 powered by two Rolls Royce Nene engines. This was followed by the second on 1 September 1948 with the Rolls Royce Derwent. The first prototype crashed without loss of life in May 1949, making it the first occasion of an emergency ejection by a British pilot, but the second prototype remained flying with the Royal Aircraft Establishment until 1954.
[edit] Specification
[edit] Dimensions
- Crew : 2
- Wing Span: 90 ft
- Length: 37 ft 4 in.
- Height: 14 ft 4 in.
- Weight:
- Empty: 19,662 lb
- Laden: 34,154 lb
- Powerplant: two Rolls Royce Nene turbojets (5,000 lbf each)
[edit] Performance
- Maximum Speed: 500 mph
- Ceiling: 36,000 ft
- Range: 980 miles
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[edit] See also
Related development: None
Comparable aircraft:
Designation series: A.W.27 - A.W.38 - A.W.41 - A.W.52 - A.W.55
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