Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft

The Sir WG Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Company was a British aircraft manufacturer from 1912 until 1961., The company went into the Hawker Siddeley Group, now BAE Systems, on.

History

Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft was established in 1912 as a department of the aircraft armaments company Sir WG Armstrong Whitworth & Co., Ltd.. in Newcastle -upon- Tyne.

1920 acquired the Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft engines and automobile manufacturers Siddeley Deasy. Then the engine and vehicle areas of both companies were combined under the umbrella of Armstrong Siddeley, while the aerospace division of Sir WG Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Company was.

1927, and the amalgamation of Vickers and Armstrong Whitworth. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft and Armstrong Siddeley were not incorporated in the new group, but sold to John Davenport Siddeley. The aircraft Vickers found since then under the name " Vickers - Armstrong " took place.

1935 sold Siddeley Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft to Hawker competitors, making the new Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Group was formed. Despite the merger, the company divisions remained largely autonomous.

Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft was united in 1961 with the Gloster Aircraft Company for " Whitworth Gloster Aircraft Ltd. ". Hawker Siddeley in 1963 was on the old brand name. The latest draft of Armstrong Whitworth, the Argosy was then renamed " Hawker Siddeley Argosy ".

Products

Aircraft

The date of the first flight is in brackets.

Military aircraft types

• Armstrong Whitworth F.K.3 (1915 )
• Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8 (1916 )
• Armstrong Whitworth F.K.9 (1916 )
• Armstrong Whitworth F.K.10 (1917 )
• Armstrong Whitworth Tadpole (1919)
• Armstrong Whitworth Siskin (1919)
• Armstrong Whitworth Awana (1923 )
• Armstrong Whitworth Wolf ( 1923)
• Armstrong Whitworth Atlas (1925 )
• Armstrong Whitworth Ajax (1925 )
• Armstrong Whitworth A.W.14 Starling
• Armstrong Whitworth A.W.16
• Armstrong Whitworth A.W.17 Aries (1930 )
• Armstrong Whitworth A.W.19 (1934 )
• Armstrong Whitworth A.W.23 (1935 )
• Armstrong Whitworth A.W.29 (1936 )
• Armstrong Whitworth A.W.35 Scimitar (1935 )
• Armstrong Whitworth Whitley A.W.38 (1936 )
• Armstrong Whitworth Albermarle A.W.41 (1940 )
• Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52 (1947 )
• Armstrong Whitworth Apollo (1949 )
• Armstrong Whitworth AW.169 (Project)
• Hawker Sea Hawk
• Gloster Meteor NF.11

Civil aircraft

• Armstrong Whitworth Argosy A.W.154 (1926 )
• Armstrong Whitworth A.W.15 Atalanta (1932 )
• Armstrong Whitworth Ensign A.W.27 (1938 )
• Armstrong Whitworth Argosy ( A.W.650 / 660) (1959 )

Experimental aircraft

• Armstrong Whitworth Ape (1926 )

Flying wing

• Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52 (1947 )
• Armstrong Whitworth AW.171 (Project)

Airships

• R25
• R29
• R33

Missile

• Sea Slug