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Armstrong Whitworth F.K.2 and F.K.3
For a description of the format and data included in
Production Tables, see here.
Produced Variants | F.K.2 | Two-seat general-purpose biplane, effectively a "pre-production"
F.K.3. One 70 h.p. Renault or 90 h.p. RAF 1a powerplant. | | F.K.3 | Production version. Modified cockpit and redesigned tail unit. One 90 h.p. RAF.1a powerplant.
Many were re-engined with the | | | 140
h.p. RAF.4a and twelve aircraft were fitted with longer and heavier 120 hp Beardmore . To carry the extra weight,
span was | | | increased by 2 ft,
but though the extra power enhanced the climb rate, top speed was little changed and these machines were |
| | converted back to RAF engines when they became available. |
Serial
Range | C/n | Batch Qty | Conv. | Canc'd | Notes | | 1 aircraft built by Armstrong
Whitworth, Gosforth. | | none |
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1 |
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See
note 1 | | 7 aircraft ordered from Armstrong
Whitworth, Gosforth, to contract 94/A/103 dated September 1915. | | 5328 - 5334 | | 7 | | | |
| 1 aircraft of unknown provenance - see note 2. |
| A1967 | |
1 |
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| Total Production | 9 | | | |
Serial
Range | C/n | Batch Qty | Conv. | Canc'd | Notes | | 93 aircraft ordered from
Armstrong Whitworth, Gosforth, to contract 94/A/103 dated September 1915. | | 5504 - 5553 | | 50 | |
| | | 5614 | | 1 | |
| | | 6186 - 6227 | | 42 | |
| | | 50 aircraft, originally ordered from Armstrong Whitworth, Gosforth, sublet to Hewlett & Blondeau
Ltd., Leagrave, Luton, Beds., to contract 87/A/475. Delivered between December 1916 and August 1917. |
| A1461 - A1510 |
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50 |
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| 50 aircraft ordered from Hewlett & Blondeau Ltd.,
Leagrave, Luton, Beds., to contract 87/A/496 dated November 1916. | | A8091-A8140 | | 50 | |
| | | 300 aircraft ordered from Hewlett & Blondeau Ltd., Leagrave, Luton, Beds., to contract
AS/130731/1 dated August 1917. 150 delivered, remainder cancelled. | | B9501 - B9800 | | 150 | |
150 | |
| Total Production | 343 | | 150 | |
Serial Range | Notes |
| A9972 | | | B8827 | Built from spares and salvage by 7th Wing ARS |
| B9968 | |
| F4219 | Built
from spares and salvage by 26 TS | Total Rebuilds (4) |
C/n | Initial Registration | Military Serial | Notes |
| 4
aircraft converted as indicated in 1919. | | | G-EABY | B9629 | To E.D.C.
Herne, Porthcawl. Marked 'Porthcawl' on fuselage side. |
| | G-EABZ | B9518 |
To
E.D.C. Herne, Porthcawl. Marked 'Rhondda' on fuselage side. |
| | G-EAEU | B9612 |
To
Kingsbury Aviation Co. | | | G-EALK | B9603 | To L.G. Lowe. |
Total Conversions (4) |
All
Aircraft By Type and Constructor Constructor |
F.K.2 |
F.K.3 |
Built | Canc'd | Built | Canc'd | Armstrong
Whitworth | 9 | 0 | 143 | | Hewlett
& Blondeau | | | 200 | 150 | | 9 | 0 | 343 | 150 |
Notes - Two un-numbered, but not identical,
two-seaters were produced in 1915. It is assumed that these are the prototypes of what was to become the F.K.2 [3].
Production References Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Since 1913, Oliver
Tapper (Putnam, 1973) Aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps, The, J.M. Bruce (Putnam,
1982) - Windsock Mini Datafile 13, The AW FK.3, J.M. Bruce (Albatross Productions, 1998)
- British
Military Aircraft Serials, 1878 - 1987, Bruce Robertson (Midland Counties Publishing, 1987)
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