| A.W.35 Scimitar | |
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| Role | Fighter |
| Manufacturer | Armstrong Whitworth |
| First flight | 1935 |
| Introduction | 1936 |
| Primary user | Norway |
| Number built | 6 |
| Developed from | Armstrong Whitworth A.W.16 |
The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.35 Scimitar was a British single-engine biplane fighter aircraft designed and built by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. Four Scimitars were produced for the Norwegian Army Air Force and were delivered in 1936.
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The A.W.35 Scimitar was a development of Armstrong Whitworth's earlier Armstrong Whitworth A.W.16 fighter, powered by an Armstrong Siddeley Panther engine, with a lowered nose decking and an enlarged fin and rudder. The first prototype (G-ACCD) was a modification of the second A.W.16, and first flew in this form on 29 April 1935 [1]. A second prototype (G-ADBL) was constructed by conversion of an A.W.16.
Four Scimitars were ordered for the Norwegian Army Air Force. After testing of two of the production aircraft by the A & AEE at Martlesham Heath in late 1935, they were delivered to Norway in 1936[1].
The second prototype Scimitar was preserved by Armstrong Whitworth at its Whitley factory until 1958, when it was scrapped.[2]
Data from The British Fighter since 1912 [1]
General characteristics
Performance
Armament
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