Tag: airplane
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Armstrong Whitworth AW.23
Armstrong Whitworth AW.23 Designed as a bomber/transport aircraft to specification C.26/31 for the British Air Ministry, the Armstrong Whitworth AW.23 competed against the Handley Page H.P.51 and the Bristol Bombay. The Armstrong Siddeley Tiger VI 14-cylinder radial engines proved unreliable and the Bombay was declared the winner (the HP.51 also received a production order as Read more
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Sage Type 2 Fighter
Sage Type 2 Fighter Designed before Britain had an effective synchronising gear for a forward firing machine gun, the Sage Type 2 placed a gunner in a cabin with a field of fire over the propeller. The first aircraft design by woodworking company, Frederick Sage & Co, the Sage 2 was a small two-seat single Read more
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Hawker Hector Army Co-operation Plane
Hawker Hector Army Co-operation Plane Developed from the Hawker Hart, the Hawker Hector was an army co-operation aircraft designed to replace the Audax in Royal Air Force service. Powered by a Napier Dagger III engine rather than the Rolls Royce Kestrel (which were required for Hind production), the Hector entered service in February 1937. By Read more