Tag: aviation
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Gloster TC.33 Troop Carrier
Gloster TC.33 Troop Carrier First flying on 23 February 1932, the Gloster TC.33 was designed to carry 30 troops and their equipment 1,200 miles. Evaluation demonstrated that the take-off performance was poor, even in cool English conditions. It was decided that this would be unacceptable in the areas of the British Empire it would be Read more
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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