This is a list of aircraft produced or proposed by Airspeed Limited a British aircraft manufacturer from 1931 to 1951.
List of aircraft and projects
editModel[1] | Name | First flight | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
AS.1 | Tern | 1931 | Sailplane |
AS.2 | Glider project | ||
AS.3 | Two-seat monoplane project | ||
AS.4 | Ferry | 1932 | Ten-seat biplane |
AS.5 | Courier | 1933 | Five-seat monoplane |
AS.6 | Envoy | 1934 | Six-seat monoplane |
AS.7 | Projected military variants of the Envoy | ||
AS.8 | Viceroy | 1934 | Racing variant of the Envoy |
AS.9 | Eight-gun fighter project | ||
AS.10 | Oxford | 1937 | Twin-engined advanced trainer |
AS.11 | Courier | Projected all-metal variant for the Canadian-market | |
AS.12 | Four-engined aircraft project | ||
AS.14 | Ambassador | Twin-engined 16-seat transport | |
AS.15 | Bomber project | ||
AS.16 | planned licence build of Fokker F.XXII four-engine transport | ||
AS.17 | planned licence build of Fokker D.XVII single-seat fighter for Greece. | ||
AS.18 | Projected variant of the AS.17 | ||
AS.19 | Fokker D.XIX single-seat fighter | ||
AS.20 | planned licence build of Fokker F.XXXVI transport | ||
AS.21 | Fokker D.XX single-seat fighter | ||
AS.22 | Fokker C.X two-seat fighter | ||
AS.23 | planned licence-built Douglas DC-2. None manufactured. | ||
AS.24 | Mailplane variant of the AS.14 | ||
AS.26 | Gun-carrying biplane | ||
AS.27 | Irvine biplanes (2) | 1936 (August) | Special defence-aircraft to Specification 38/35, two prototypes ordered by the Air Ministry but not built.[2] Carrying a winch with 2000 feet of steel cable, to be released above cloud so that enemy bombers would not know where to expect barrage cables. the scheme was abandoned.[3] |
AS.28 | Twin-engined passenger transport | ||
AS.29 | Bomber to Specification B.1/35 | ||
AS.30 | Queen Wasp | 1937 | Radio-controlled target to Specification 32/35 |
AS.31 | Twin-boom rear mounted cockpit fighter project to Specification F.35/35[4] | ||
AS.32 | Airliner project | ||
AS.33 | 24-seat airliner project | ||
AS.34 | Airliner project | ||
AS.35 | Airliner project | ||
AS.36 | Two-seat trainer to Specification T.1/37 | ||
AS.37 | Radio-controlled flying boat target to specification Q.8/37 | ||
AS.38 | Variant of the AS.30 for communications duties | ||
AS.39 | Fleet Shadower | 1939 | Naval observation aircraft to Specification S.23.37 |
AS.40 | Oxford | 1938 | Radio-research variant of the Oxford |
AS.41 | Experimental Leonides-powered variant of the Oxford | ||
AS.42 | Oxford | 1938 | Variant of the Oxford for New Zealand to specification T.39/37 |
AS.43 | Oxford | 1938 | Survey variant of the AS.42 |
AS.44 | Oxford replacement project | ||
AS.45 | Cambridge | 1941 | Single-engined trainer to Specification T.4/39 |
AS.46 | Oxford V | 1942 | Winterised variant of the Oxford |
AS.47 | Twin-boom bomber project | ||
AS.48 | Single-seat night fighter project | ||
AS.49 | Single-seat fighter/trainer to Specification T.24/40 | ||
AS.50 | Queen Wasp | Production aircraft | |
AS.51 | Horsa I | 1941 | Troop-carrying glider |
AS.52 | Horsa | 1941 | Bomb-carrying glider |
AS.53 | Vehicle transport variant of the Horsa | ||
AS.54 | Two-seat training glider to Specification TX.3/43 | ||
AS.55 | Freighter project | ||
AS.56 | Single-seat fighter to Specification F.6/42 | ||
AS.57 | Ambassador | 1947 | Airliner |
AS.58 | Horsa II | 1943 | Vehicle transport glider |
AS.59 | Ambassador II | Re-engined Ambassador project | |
AS.60 | Ayrshire | Military transport variant of the Ambassador to Specification C.13/45 | |
AS.61 | Dakota I conversions | ||
AS.62 | Dakota II conversions | ||
AS.63 | Dakota III conversions | ||
AS.64 | Military transport variant of the Ambassador to Specification C.26/43 | ||
AS.65 | Consul | 1946 | Civil version of the Oxford |
AS.66 | Freighter variant of the Ambassador | ||
AS.67 | Freighter variant of the Ambassador |
References
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Notes
edit- ^ "Airspeed Type Designations". Flight: 228. 23 February 1951. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017.
- ^ Meekcoms 1994, p. 218
- ^ Norway, Neville Shute (1954). Slide Rule. London: William Heinemann. pp. 233, 234.
- ^ The British Aircraft Specification File" by KJ Meekcoms & EB Morgan, Air-Britain, 1994, p.217
Bibliography
edit- Meekcoms, K J; Morgan, E B (1994). The British Aircraft Specification File. Tonbridge, Kent, England: Air-Britain. ISBN 0 85130 220 3.
- Norway, Neville Shute (1954). Slide Rule. London: William Heinemann.