Armstrong Whitworth Scimitar

infobox Aircraft
name = A.W.35 Scimitar
type = Fighter
manufacturer = Armstrong Whitworth


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first flight = 1935
introduced = 1936
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primary user = Norway
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produced =
number built = 6
unit cost =
developed from = Armstrong Whitworth A.W.16
variants with their own articles = The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.35 Scimitar was a British single engined 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.

Design and development

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 Cite book|author=Mason, Francis K|title=The British Fighter since 1912|publisher=Naval Institute Press|year=1992|isbn= ISBN 1-55750-082-7. A second prototype ("G-ADBL") was constructed by conversion of an A.W.16.

Operational history

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.

The second prototype Scimitar was preserved by Armstrong Whitworth at its Whitley factory until 1958, when it was scrapped. cite book |last= Jackson|first= A.J.|authorlink= |coauthors= |title= British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 1|year= 1974|publisher= Putnam|location= London|isbn=0 370 10006 9 ]

Operators

;flag|Norway
* Norwegian Army Air Force

pecifications (A.W.35)

aircraft specifications
plane or copter?=plane
jet or prop?=prop

ref=The British Fighter since 1912

crew=One
capacity=
length main= 25 ft 0 in
length alt= 7.62 m
span main= 33 ft 0 in
span alt= 10.06 m
height main= 12 ft 0 in
height alt= 3.66 m
area main= 261 ft²
area alt=24.3 m²
airfoil=
empty weight main= 2,956 lb
empty weight alt= 1,344 kg
loaded weight main= 4,100 lb
loaded weight alt= 1,864 kg
useful load main=
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max takeoff weight main=
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engine (prop)= Armstrong Siddeley Panther X
type of prop= 14-cylinder radial engine
number of props=1
power main= 735 hp
power alt= 548 kW
power original=
max speed main= 192 knots
max speed alt= 221 mph, 336 km/h
cruise speed main= 161 knots
cruise speed alt=185 mph, 298 km/h
never exceed speed main=
never exceed speed alt=
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range main=
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ceiling main=
ceiling alt=
climb rate main=
climb rate alt=
loading main= 15.7 lb/ft²
loading alt= 76.8 kg/m²
thrust/weight=
power/mass main= 0.179 hp/lb
power/mass alt= 0.294 kW/kg
more performance=* Climb to 10,000 ft: 5 min 15 sec

armament=
* Two forward firing .303 in Vickers machine guns

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ee also

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*Armstrong Whitworth A.W.16

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References

External links

* [http://avia.russian.ee/air/england/arm_scimitar.php Virtual Aircraft Museum]
* [http://www.britishaircraft.co.uk/aircraftpage.php?ID=114 British Aircraft Directory]