Airspeed Cambridge
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| AS.45 Cambridge | |
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| Type | Military advanced trainer |
| Manufacturer | Airspeed Limited |
| Maiden flight | 19 February 1941 |
| Number built | 2 |
The Airspeed AS.45 Cambridge was a British advanced trainer of the Second World War built by Airspeed Limited. It did not reach the production stage.
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[edit] Development
The AS.45 was designed in response to Air Ministry Specification T.34/39 for an advanced trainer. It was a low-wing monoplane of composite construction with a single piston engine and a tailwheel-type, retractable undercarriage. The first of two prototypes flew on 19th February 1941[1]. Testing showed deficiencies in both maximum speed and low-speed flight characteristics.
There was no attempt to rectify these shortcomings, partly because there was no shortage of advanced trainers thanks to plentiful supplies of Masters and Harvards and partly because of the importance of Airspeed's other products, the Horsa and Oxford.
[edit] Specifications (AS.45)
Data from The Hamlyn Concise Guide to British Aircraft of World War II[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 36ft 1in (11m)
- Wingspan: 42ft 0in (12.80m)
- Height: 11ft 6in (3.51m)
- Wing area: 290ft² (26.94m²)
- Empty weight: lb (kg)
- Loaded weight: lb (kg)
- Useful load: lb (kg)
- Max takeoff weight: lb (kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Bristol Mercury VIII radial engine 2-blade, 730hp (544kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 237mph (381km/h)
- Range: 680mi (1,094km)
- Service ceiling 24,800ft (7,560m)
- Rate of climb: ft/min (m/s)
- Wing loading: lb/ft² (kg/m²)
- Power/mass: hp/lb (W/kg)
Armament None
[edit] See also
Comparable aircraft
[edit] References
- ^ a b Mondey, David (1994). The Hamlyn Concise Guide to British Aircraft of World War II. Aerospace Publishing. ISBN 1 85152 668 4.
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