Tag: Aircraft
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Armstrong Whitworth Scimitar Biplane Fighter
Armstrong Whitworth Scimitar The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.35 Scimitar was a British single-engine fighter aircraft developed in the mid-1930s. 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… Read more
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Armstrong Whitworth A.W.XVI
Armstrong Whitworth A.W.XVI The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.XVI (or A.W.16) was a British single-engine biplane fighter developed for operation from the Royal Navy’s aircraft carriers. It first flew in 1930, but only 18 were built, including two prototypes. Designed to meet Specification F9/26, the A.W.16 had unequal-span wings supported by N-type interplane struts and a fixed,… Read more
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Blackburn Botha
Blackburn Botha The Blackburn Botha was a four-seat torpedo bomber built for the British Royal Air Force. Service testing showed that it was under-powered and had poor visibility. Consequently it was only used operationally by 608 Squadron before being withdrawn and used for training. Read more