Armstrong Whitworth A.W.XV Atalanta
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Production Details and Type Description
- A.W.XV Atalanta
- High-wing streamlined monoplane airliner to meet an Imperial Airways specification for a four-engined airliner to serve its African routes, with a crew of three plus nine passengers.The aircraft's cantilever wings, which were moderately tapered, were also built in three sections around two spars formed from steel girders. The wing's center section was supported by steel ribs, while the outer wing sections used wooden ribs. Plywood skinning was used up to the rear spar, fabric aft of that. The fuselage comprised three sections, with the use of steel strips to form the longerons and interconnecting struts. The section of the fuselage containing the cabin was covered by plywood over light stringers, while the rear portion was covered almost entirely by fabric, save for the use of aluminium sheeting at the corners. The main cabin was designed to adjustable, readily permitting operators to change the passenger-to-freight ratio. Imperial Airways initially opted to configure it with nine seats, though later adopted a more profitable eleven seat configuration for its African route, and up to 17 passengers could be accomodated on other routes. Four 340 h.p. Armstrong Siddeley Serval III powerplants.
| A.W.XV Atalanta Specification | |||||||||
| Span | Length | Height | Wing Area | Empty Wt | Max AUW | Cruise Speed | Maximum Speed | Range | Service Ceiling |
| 90 ft | 71 ft 6 in | 14 ft | 1285 sq ft | 14832 lb | 21000 lb | 118 mph/ 103 kn | 156 mph/ 136 kn | 640 mi | 14200 ft |
| 27.43 m | 21.79 m | 4.27 m | 119.38 m2 | 6728 kg | 9525 kg | 190 km/h | 251 km/h | 1030 km | 4328 m |
Projected Variants
- (none)
- 1931 proposal for a seaplane variant with four 340 h.p. Armstrong Siddeley Serval III powerplants.
- A.W.15
- 1934 proposal for a version with two Armstrong Siddeley Tiger powerplants. (Note the use of Arabic numerals)
Production Details
| C/n | Initial Registration |
Notes |
| 8 aircraft ordered from Armstrong Whitworth, Whitley. Delivered between August 1932 and April 1933. | ||
| 740 | G-ABPI | To Imperial Airways as Atalanta, renamed Arethusa. To Indian Trans-Continental Airways Ltd, Karachi, as VH-AEF. Impressed as DG453 under Contract HS.67015. |
| 785 | G-ABTG | To Imperial Airways as Andromeda. |
| 741 | G-ABTH | To Imperial Airways as Arethusa, renamed Atalanta. |
| 742 | G-ABTI | To Imperial Airways as Artemis. Impressed as DG451 under Contract HS.67015. |
| 743 | G-ABTJ | To Imperial Airways as Athena. Impressed as DG452 under Contract HS.67015. |
| 744 | G-ABTK | To Imperial Airways as Astraea. |
| 784 | G-ABPTL | To Imperial Airways as Amalthea. Impressed as DG450 under Contract HS.67015. |
| 786 | G-ABTM | To Imperial Airways as Aurora. To Indian Trans-Continental Airways Ltd, Karachi, as VH-AEG. Impressed as DG454 under Contract HS.67015. |
| Total Production 8 | ||
Production Summary
All Aircraft By Type
| Type | Built New | Conv | Canc'd | Total |
| A.W.XV Atalanta | 8 | 8 | ||
| 8 | (0) | 0 |
Production References
- Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Since 1913, Oliver Tapper (Putnam, 1973)
- Aeroplane Monthly Oct-Nov 1980
- http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,28116.msg293701.html#msg293701
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