Airspeed Cambridge

The Airspeed AS 45 Cambridge was a training aircraft for advanced training. The low-wing monoplane was constructed due to the requirements of the specification T.34/39. The machine had a retractable spur wheel chassis and was built mainly of wood. The control surfaces had a fabric covering. Flight instructor and student pilot were sitting one behind the other in the cockpit. The radial engine drove a three-bladed Verstellluftschraube. On February 19, 1941, the first prototype took off in Portsmouth on its maiden flight. The prototypes were delivered in July 1942, the Royal Air Force.

The machine should replace the previous school type aircraft Miles Master, but could meet the expectations in any way. The machine proved to be underpowered and slow flight was problematic properties that precluded use as a training aircraft. There only two prototypes (RAF ID: T2449 and T2453 ) were built.

Specifications

Civil lines: AS 4 Ferry | AS 5 Courier | AS.6 Envoy | AS 57 Ambassador

Military series: AS 10 Oxford | AS 30 Queen Wasp | AS 39 Fleet Shadower | Cambridge AS 45 | AS 51 Horsa | AS 58 Horsa II

Racing airplanes: AS 8 Viceroy

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  • Aircraft of World War II
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