| A.W.29 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Day bomber |
| National origin | England |
| Manufacturer | Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft |
| First flight | 6 December 1936[1] |
| Number built | 1 prototype |
The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.29 was a British bomber aircraft built by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft.
Design and development[]
It was built to satisfy Air Ministry specifications P27/32, which was for a single-engined long-range day bomber. The A.W.29 was a mid-wing cantilever monoplane. Its front fuselage was a welded tubular steel structure, and the rear fuselage a monocoque light alloy with an unbraced tailplane, fin and rudder. The conventional landing gear was hydraulically retractable by either an engine-driven or hand pump leaving the tyres partially exposed. The long-chord cowled, nose-mounted engine drove a three-bladed propeller.[1][2]
The A.W.29 was a two-crew aircraft. The pilot was seated ahead of the wing leading edge and the gunner/observer in a distant cockpit aft of the spar enclosed in a hand-operated turret. The aft cockpit could be fitted with a second set of controls for flight training.[2]
Not long after the A.W.29's first flight on 6 December 1936, it was damaged in a wheels up landing. Since the Fairey Battle had been awarded the P27/32 contract, the A.W.29 was not repaired to fly again.[1]
Specifications[]
Data from Air Pictorial, Oct. 1958, pg. 361 and Tapper 1973 p.208[3]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 43 ft 10 in (13.36 m)
- Wingspan: 49 ft 10 in (14.94 m)
- Height: 13 ft 3 in (4.04 m)
- Wing area: 412 sq ft (38.3 m²)
- Empty weight: 9,000 lb (4,082 kg)
- Useful load: 1,100 lb bombs (500 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Armstrong Siddeley Tiger VIII, 870 bhp at 2,450 rpm (650 kW)
- Propellers: Hamilton metal two-pitch propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 225 mph at 14,700 ft (362 km/h at 4,480 m)
- Cruise speed: 208 mph at 14,700 ft
- Range: 685 mi (1,100 km)
- Ferry range: 1,200 mi(1,900 km)
- Service ceiling: 21,000 ft (6,400 m)
- Rate of climb: 1,100 ft/min at sea-level (5.6 m/s)
Armament
- Guns: 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis Gun in Armstrong manual turret, 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers wing gun
- Bombs: 2 × 500 lb, 4 × 250 lb, or 4 × 100, 112, or 120 lb bombs
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Notes[]
Bibliography[]
- "The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.29". Rolls House Publishing. October 1958. pp. 360.
- Tapper, Oliver (1973). "Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft since 1913". London: Putnam Publishing. ISBN 0-370-10004-2.
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