The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.16, also written A.W.XVI, was a single-engine biplane fighter designed and built by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft in the early 1930s. It was a single-bay biplane with unequal-span wings braced by N-type interwing struts, closely related to the A.W.14 Starling, and its Armstrong Siddeley Panther radial engine sat inside a Townend ring. The first prototype flew in 1930, built to Specification F9/26. Engine problems delayed it so long that the rival Hawker Nimrod was bought before it could be evaluated for the Fleet Air Arm, and it later lost the Royal Air Force competition to the Gloster Gladiator. Armstrong Whitworth kept marketing it abroad, and production aircraft went to the Chinese Guangxi Air Force, later absorbed into the Chinese Nationalist Air Force. The second prototype was rebuilt into the A.W.35 Scimitar.
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Engine Class Top Speed (km/h) Maximum Mass (kg) EngineArmstrong Siddeley Panther IIA 1 Comparison
Body StyleAircraft (no road body style) 1 Connections
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was a single-engine biplane fighter aircraft designed and built by the British aircraft manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft
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was a single-engine biplane fighter aircraft designed and built by the British aircraft manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft
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The first prototype performed its maiden flight during 1930.
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was a single-engine biplane fighter aircraft
Specifications, powerplant
Powerplant: 1 × Armstrong Siddeley Panther IIA 14 cylinder radial engine, 525 hp (391 kW)
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Powerplant: 1 × Armstrong Siddeley Panther IIA 14 cylinder radial engine, 525 hp (391 kW)
Specifications, empty weight
Empty weight: 2,795 lb (1,268 kg)
Specifications, gross weight
Gross weight: 3,520 lb (1,597 kg)
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was a single-engine biplane fighter aircraft designed and built by the British aircraft manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft
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was a single-engine biplane fighter aircraft designed and built by the British aircraft manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft
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was a single-engine biplane fighter aircraft designed and built by the British aircraft manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft
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Max. speed 322 km/h 200 mph
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