The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52 was a British flying wing research aircraft built to explore laminar flow and the tailless layout that Armstrong Whitworth hoped to use for a jet-powered flying wing airliner. Three aircraft were built for the programme: the A.W.52G wooden glider, which first flew on 2 March 1945 behind a Whitley tug, and two all-metal jet aircraft. The first jet prototype flew on 13 November 1947 with two Rolls-Royce Nene engines, and the second followed on 1 September 1948 with lower-powered Rolls-Royce Derwent engines. Laminar flow could not be maintained on the wing, and the results disappointed. On 30 May 1949 the test pilot John Oliver Lancaster ejected from the first prototype after a severe pitch oscillation, the first genuine emergency ejection by a British pilot. Armstrong Whitworth then ended its flying wing work, and the second prototype flew with the Royal Aircraft Establishment until it was scrapped in June 1954.
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The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52 was an early flying wing aircraft designed and produced by British aircraft manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft.
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The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52 was an early flying wing aircraft designed and produced by British aircraft manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft.
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The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52 was an early flying wing aircraft designed and produced by British aircraft manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft.
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The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52 was an early flying wing aircraft designed and produced by British aircraft manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft.
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On 13 November 1947, the A.W.52 performed its maiden flight.
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The A.W.52 was intended for high speed research and designed as an all-metal turbojet-powered aircraft
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During June 1954 the aircraft was scrapped.
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a total of three aircraft, the A.W.52G glider and two jet-powered aircraft, were constructed for the research programme
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The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.52 was an early flying wing aircraft designed and produced by British aircraft manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft.
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It was pursued to gather data and experience with the configuration in support of Armstrong Whitworth's ambitions to develop its proposed flying wing jet airliner.
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