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The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52 was a British flying wing aircraft design of the late 1940s.
Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft proposed a jet-powered four-engine flying wing bomber design, utilising a laminar flow wing, during the Second World War. The design was tested on a third-scale glider known as the A.W.52G, but the war ended and the project was dropped.
However, Armstrong Whitworth then received a contract that would allow them to produce two prototypes for evaluation, nominally for a mail...
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| Aircraft type |
| Manufacturer |
| Designed by |
| Engine Type |
| Part Of Line |
| Maiden flight |
- Nov 13, 1947
| Introduced |
| Retired |
| Number built |
| Unit cost |
| Parent aircraft model |
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| Length |
- 11.3792m
| Wingspan |
| Passenger Capacity |
| Cargo Capacity |
| Range |
| Cruise Speed |
| Maximum Speed |
- 804.672km/h
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| Military Use |
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