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Armstrong Whitworth F.K.7 and F.K.8
For a description of the format and data included in
Production Tables, see here.
Produced Variants
| F.K.7 | Two-seat general-purpose biplane, effectively a "pre-production" F.K.8.
One 160 h.p. Beardmore powerplant. | | F.K.8 | Production aircraft. 140 h.p RAF4a or 150 h.p. Lorraine Dietrich powerplant. | | Fleet F.R. Biplane | Naval fighter reconnaissance derivative of F.K.8. 200 h.p. Sunbeam powerplant. | | 'Improved' F.K.8 | As F.K.8 with modified cooling system, undercarriage and exhaust manifolds. 160
h.p. Beardmore powerplant |
Serial Range | C/n | Batch Qty | Conv. | Canc'd | Notes | | 49 aircraft ordered from Armstrong Whitworth, Gosforth,
to contract 87/A/382. Cancelled. | | A729
- A777 | | | | 49 |
See
note 1 | | 1 aircraft ordered from Armstrong
Whitworth, Gosforth, to contract 87/A/508. | | A411 | 630 | 1 | |
| Renumbered A2683 | | Total Production | 1 | | 49 | |
Serial Range | C/n | Batch Qty | Conv. | Canc'd | Notes | | 250 aircraft ordered from Armstrong Whitworth, Gosforth,
to contract 87/A/508 completed November 1917. | | A2684 - A2732 | | 49 |
| | Originally begun as FK.7's
A729 - A777 to contract 87/A/382. A2684 was initially marked A729. | | A9980 - A9999 | | 20 |
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| B201 - B330 |
|
130 |
| | | | B5751 - B5801 | | 51 |
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| 400 aircraft ordered from Armstrong Whitworth, Gosforth,
to contract AS.13163 completed October 1918. | | B3301 - B3400 | | 100 | |
| | | B5802 - B5850 | | 49 |
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|
| C8401 - C8651 |
|
251 |
| | 200 aircraft to contract
AS.25709 | | 200 aircraft ordered from Angus
Sanderson & Co. Ltd., Newcastle-upon-Tyne, to contract AS.3390 completed March 1918. | | C3507 - C3706 | |
200 |
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| 200 aircraft ordered from Angus Sanderson & Co.
Ltd., Newcastle-upon-Tyne, to contract AS.34715 completed July 1918. | | D5001 - D5200 | | 200 |
| | | | 50 aircraft ordered from Armstrong Whitworth, Gosforth, to contract AS.2892
completed June 1918 | | E8807
- E8856 | | 50 | | |
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| 50 aircraft ordered from Angus Sanderson & Co. Ltd.,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, to contract 35a/1089/C922 completed August 1918.. | | F3442 - F3491 | | 50 |
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| 50 aircraft ordered from Armstrong Whitworth, Gosforth,
to contract 35a/1088/C921 completed August 1918. | | F4221 - F4270 | | 50 |
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| 200 aircraft ordered from Angus Sanderson & Co.
Ltd., Newcastle-upon-Tyne, to contract 35a/1710/C1819 completed October 1918. | | F7347 - F7546 | | 200 |
| | | | 300 aircraft ordered from Angus Sanderson & Co. Ltd., Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
to contract 35a/2235/C2569 completed March 1919. | | H4425 - H4724 | | 300 |
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| Total Production | 1700 | | | |
Serial Range | Qty. | Notes |
| B1497 |
(1) |
Built
from spares by 18th Wing ARS | | B4014 |
(1) |
Built
from spares and salvage by No.2 (Northern) ARD | | B4017 - B4018 | (2) | Built from
spares and salvage by No.2 (Northern) ARD | | B4049 | (1) | Built from spares and salvage by No.2
(Northern) ARD | | B4061 |
(1) |
Built
from spares and salvage by No.2 (Northern) ARD | | B4080 | (1) | Built from spares and salvage by No.2
(Northern) ARD | | B4108 |
(1) |
Built
from spares and salvage by No.2 (Northern) ARD | | B4120 | (1) | Built from spares and salvage by No.2
(Northern) ARD | | B4145
- B4150 | (6) | Built from spares and salvage by No.2 (Northern) ARD |
| B4154 | (1) |
Built
from spares and salvage by No.2 (Northern) ARD | | B4156 | (1) | Built from spares and salvage by No.2
(Northern) ARD | | B4160
- B4161 | (2) | Built from spares and salvage by No.2 (Northern) ARD |
| B4163 | (1) |
Built
from spares and salvage by No.2 (Northern) ARD | | B4165 - B4167 | (3) | Built from
spares and salvage by No.2 (Northern) ARD | | B4169 - B4170 | (2) | Built from spares and salvage by No.2
(Northern) ARD | | B4172 |
(1) |
Built
from spares and salvage by No.2 (Northern) ARD | | B4174 - B4177 | (4) | Built from
spares and salvage by No.2 (Northern) ARD | | B4179 | (1) | Built from spares and salvage by No.2
(Northern) ARD | | B4185 |
(1) |
Built
from spares and salvage by No.2 (Northern) ARD | | B4187 - B4188 | (2) | Built from
spares and salvage by No.2 (Northern) ARD | | B4190 | (1) | Built from spares and salvage by No.2
(Northern) ARD | | B4194
- B4195 | (2) | Built from spares and salvage by No.2 (Northern) ARD |
| B4198 | (1) |
Built
from spares and salvage by No.2 (Northern) ARD | | B4200 | (1) | Built from spares and salvage by No.2
(Northern) ARD | | B8068 |
(1) |
Built
from salvage by No.1 (Southern) ARD | | B856 | (1) | Rebuilt from salvage by No1 (Southern)
ARD | | B870
- B871 | (2) | Rebuilt from salvage by No1 (Southern) ARD | | F5801 - F5808 | (8) |
Rebuilds,
ex-B5783, C3627, B5758, (?), C3650, C3641, C3508. CB4331 |
| F6124 | (1) | Rebuilt at depot in France, ex-C8601 |
| F6137 | (1) |
Rebuilt
at depot in France, ex·B5836 | | F6159 - F6163 | (5) | Rebuilt at depot in France, ex C3646,
B3317, C8503, C8435, D5003 | | F616
- F618 | (3) | Built from spares by No.2 (Northern) ARD | | F622 - F623 | (2) |
Built
from spares by No.2 (Northern) ARD | | F625
- F628 | (4) | Built from spares by No.2 (Northern) ARD | | F631 - F634 | (4) |
Built
from spares by No.2 (Northern) ARD | | F638 |
(1) |
Built
from spares by No.2 (Northern) ARD | | F642 |
(1) |
Built
from spares by No.2 (Northern) ARD | | F644 |
(1) |
Built
from spares by No.2 (Northern) ARD | | F646
- F647 | (2) | Built from spares by No.2 (Northern) ARD | | F649 - F651 | (3) |
Built
from spares by No.2 (Northern) ARD | | H7156
- H7157 | (2) | Rebuilt in France | | C4550 | (1) | Built from
spares by 18th Wing. | | C9997 |
(1) |
Built
frorn spares by 24th Wing ARS | Total Rebuilds (83) |
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Ex-RAF F.K.8 Rebuilt For Export | Page Top | Serial Range | C/n | Qty | Notes | | 1 aircraft supplied to
the Paraguayan Government. Delivered 1922. | | | | (1) | 'Pres. Ayala' marked
on fuselage side. | Total Production | (1) | |
C/n | Initial Registration | Military Serial | Notes |
| 8
aircraft converted to civil by the Handley Page or the Aircraft Disposal Company. | | | G-EAET |
D5150 |
To
London and Provincial Aviation Co. | | | G-EAIC | H4473 | To T.N.
Stack | | | G-EAJS | H4612 | To Lt. Col G.H.P. Henerson |
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G-EALW |
F7484 |
To
By Air Ltd. | | | G-EATO | F7384 | To Robin
Duke via ADC; converted to a three-seater by Robert Noorduyn. | | | G-EATP |
H4600 |
To
Major T. Gran | | | G-EAVQ | H4585 | To Handley Page Ltd |
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G-EAVT |
H4573 |
To
Handley Page Ltd | Total Conversions (8) |
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Australian Civil Registered FK.8 | Page Top | C/n | Initial Registration | Military Serial | Notes |
| 3
aircraft converted to civil by the Handley Page or the Aircraft Disposal Company. | | | G-AUCF |
H4561 |
To
Commercial Aviation Co, Rochester, Victoria, June 1921; to Queensland and Northern Territories Aerial Services. Ltd, Sept
1922. | | | G-AUCS | ?? | To Aviation Ltd, Glenroy, Victoria,
June 1921; later to Queensland and Northern Territories Aerial Services. Ltd, Oct 1923. | | |
G-AUDE |
F4231 |
To
Simpson and Tregilles Aircraft and Transport Co, Perth, June 1921; later to Queensland and Northern Territories Aerial
Services. Ltd, Sep 1922. | Total Conversions (3) |
| Fleet Fighter Reconnaisance Biplane | Page Top | Serial Range | C/n | Batch Qty | Conv. | Canc'd | Notes | | 1 aircraft built by Armstrong Whitworth, Gosforth, to
contract AS.6285(3). Completed March 1917 but not accepted. | | N513 | | 1 | | | See note
2 | | Total
Production | 1 | | | |
Serial
Range | C/n | Batch Qty | Conv. | Canc'd | Notes | | One unnamed experimental
"Improved F.K.8" built by Armstrong Whitworth, Gosforth. Initially retained by Armstrong Whitworth, delivered
to No.1 ASD in January 1918. | | none |
|
1 |
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Eventually
received serial B6901 in March 1918. | | Total Production | 1
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All
Aircraft By Type and Constructor Constructor |
F.K.7 |
F.K.8 |
Fleet F.R.
Biplane | 'Improved'
F.K.8 | Built | Canc'd | Built | Canc'd | Armstrong
Whitworth | 1 | 49 | 750 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Hewlett & Blondeau | | | 950 | | | | | 1 | 49 | 1700 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Notes - The contract for A729 - A777 pre-dates
that for A411 by two months. It is likely that this was for F.K.7 aircraft but cancelled and replaced by contracts for F.K.8s,
the production version of the F.K.7 [3].
- Later alloted serial H4424 against contract (or possibly file
number) AS.27755/1 but allocation cancelled [3].
- Contract AS.1252 per Bruce [3], AS.6285 per Sturtivant
& Page [5].
Production References Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Since 1913, Oliver
Tapper (Putnam, 1973) Aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps, The, J.M. Bruce (Putnam,
1982) - Windsock Datafile 64, The AW FK.8, J.M. Bruce (Albatross Productions, 1997)
British
Military Aircraft Serials, 1878 - 1987, Bruce Robertson (Midland Counties Publishing, 1987) - Royal Navy
Aircraft Serials and Units, 1911-1919, Ray Sturtivant and Gordon Page (Air-Britain Publications, 1992)
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