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MILITARY AIRCRAFT Air Forces Annual National Aircraft Index Military Aircraft Types
Armstrong Whitworth Scimitar
 
Armstrong Whitworth Scimitar
Country: UK
Type: Fighter
Manufacturer: Armstrong Whitworth
Service: 1936 - 1940
First Flight: 1935
Production: 6

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.


TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ( A.W.35)

General characteristics

  • Crew: One
  • Length: 25 ft 0 in (7.62 m)
  • Wingspan: 33 ft 0 in (10.06 m)
  • Height: 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m)
  • Wing area: 261 ft (24.3 m)
  • Empty weight: 2,956 lb (1,344 kg)
  • Loaded weight: 4,100 lb (1,864 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 x Armstrong Siddeley Panther X 14-cylinder radial engine, 735 hp (548 kW)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 192 knots (221 mph, 336 km/h)
  • Cruise speed: 161 knots (185 mph, 298 km/h)
  • Wing loading: 15.7 lb/ft (76.8 kg/m)
  • Power/mass: 0.179 hp/lb (0.294 kW/kg)
  • Climb to 10,000 ft: 5 min 15 sec

Armament

  • Two forward firing .303 in Vickers machine guns