Armstrong Whitworth Awana
| Awana |
| Role |
Military transport |
| Manufacturer |
Armstrong Whitworth |
| First flight |
28 June 1923 |
| Number built |
2 |
The Armstrong Whitworth Awana was a British prototype troop-transport aircraft built to meet a 1920 Air Ministry requirement. It was a large, twin-engine biplane with a box-like fuselage, and a twin-rudder, biplane tail. The pilot and navigator sat in open cockpits atop the nose, while the 25 troops it was to carry sat within. The wings could be folded for storage.
Evaluated at Martlesham Heath, control during landing was found to be poor, and the structure overall too flimsy. The second prototype addressed some of these concerns, but the Vickers Victoria was selected for production instead.[1]
Specifications
Data from Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft since 1913 [2]
General characteristics
- Crew: two, pilot and navigator
- Capacity: 25 troops
- Length: 68 ft 0 in (20.73 m)
- Wingspan: 105 ft 6 in (32.16 m)
- Height: 20 ft 3 in (6.17 m)
- Wing area: 2,300 ft² (213.7 m²)
- Empty weight: 10,000 lb (4,536 kg)
- Loaded weight: 18,450 lb (8,369 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Napier Lion 12-cylinder W-block inline engine, 450 hp (335 kw) each
Performance
References
- Notes
- ^ Topper 1988, p.192.
- ^ Tapper 1988, p.208.
- ^ Tapper 1988, p.190.
- Bibliography
- Tapper, Oliver (1989). Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft since 1913. London: Putnam. ISBN 0 85177 826 7.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 79.
- World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 889 Sheet 80.
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