Armstrong Whitworth Wolf
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Contents
Type Description
- Wolf
- Two seat, two-bay biplane reconnaissance aircraft to Specification D of R Type 3A (later 10/21 & 8/22). It was of unorthodox design, with the tubular-steel-framed box-like fuselage mounted on struts between the two sets of wings, themselves of unequal chord and with slight sweepback, and of conventional wood and fabric construction. The ailerons featured an unusual method of aerodynamic balance: small vertical fins, located above and belowthe lower wing, were carried of forward pointing levers mounted on a common spigot near the rear spar. These were coupled in such a way that they moved in sympathy with the ailerons, thereby causing the slipstream to exert a balancing force on the vertical surfaces. The tailplane, with both dorsal and ventral fins, featured horn balanced rudder and elevators. The tall undercarriage was of unusually wide track. Armed with one fixed forward firing Vickers machine gun and one Lewis Gun in Scarff ring for observer. One 350 h.p. Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar III powerplant.
| Specification | |||||||||
| Span | Length | Height | Wing Area | Empty Wt | Max AUW | Cruise Speed | Maximum Speed | Endurance | Service Ceiling |
| 39 ft 10 in | 31 ft | 13 ft | 488 sq ft | 2690 lb | 4090 lb | 110 mph/ 96 kn | 3-3/4 hr | 15150 ft | |
| 12.14 m | 9.45 m | 3.96 m | 45.34 m2 | 1220 kg | 1855 kg | 177 km/h | 4618 m | ||
Production Details
| Serial Range/ Initial Registration |
C/n | Batch Qty |
Conv. | Canc'd | Notes |
| 3 aircraft ordered from Armstrong Whitworth, Whitley(1), to Contract 195547/21, dated 2 May 1922. First flew January 1923. | |||||
| J6921 - J6923 | 15-17 | 3 | |||
| 3 aircraft built by Armstrong Whitworth, Whitley(2), for the AW operated RAF Reserve Flying School. Two aircraft built in 1923, c/n 428 built in 1929. | |||||
| G-EBHI, GEBHJ, G-AAIY | 18, 28, 428 | 3 | Used as advanced trainers | ||
| Total Production | 6 | ||||
Production Summary
All Aircraft By Type
| Type | Built New | Conv | Canc'd | Total |
| Wolf | 6 | 6 | ||
| 6 | (0) | 0 |
Notes
- Manufacture moved to Whitley in 1923, but the design office remained in Parkside until 1930.
Production References
- Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Since 1913, Oliver Tapper (Putnam, 1973)
- Air Britain RAF Aircraft Register Series (Various Volumes)
Page Revision History
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- Improved Type Description and Added Specification details.