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269:6 min 30s to 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
494:Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War I
475:Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War I
456:Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft since 1913
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496:. London: Studio Editions. p. 49.
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186:18 ft 10 in (5.74 m)
198:7 ft 10 in (2.39 m)
192:27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)
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204:232 sq ft (21.6 m)
1315:Single-engined tractor aircraft
1300:1910s British fighter aircraft
492:Taylor, Michael J. H. (1990).
477:. London: Random House Group.
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263:24,000 ft (7,300 m)
100:Armstrong Whitworth Armadillo
1320:Aircraft first flown in 1918
1305:Armstrong Whitworth aircraft
532:Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft
55:Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft
437:British Fighters since 1912
236:, 230 hp (170 kW)
216:1,860 lb (844 kg)
210:1,250 lb (567 kg)
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435:Mason, Francis K. (1992).
419:British Aeroplanes 1914–18
102:was a British single-seat
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473:Taylor, Michael (2001).
454:Tapper, Oliver (1988).
378:Tapper 1988, pp. 82–83.
171:General characteristics
135:The aircraft was a two-
351:Mason 1992, p.138-139.
117:Development and design
304:Boulton Paul Bobolink
285:2 × .303 in (7.7 mm)
626:Post-First World War
430:. London: Macdonald.
426:Bruce, J.M. (1965).
417:Bruce, J.M. (1957).
287:Vickers machine guns
141:Vickers machine guns
399:Tapper 1988, p. 83.
369:Tapper 1988, p. 82.
339:Tapper 1988, p. 79.
111:Armstrong Whitworth
458:. London: Putnam.
408:Bruce 1957, p. 28.
360:Taylor 2001, p. 47
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242:Performance
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226:Powerplant:
123:Bentley BR2
1294:Categories
1258:Transports
933:Argosy (2)
928:Argosy (1)
327:References
255:Endurance:
202:Wing area:
82:Prototype
21:Armadillo
1265:Albemarle
1192:Armadillo
1029:Airliners
943:Armadillo
913:Albemarle
541:numerical
190:Wingspan:
164:Data from
109:built by
65:F. Murphy
61:Designer
1310:Biplanes
1207:Starling
1197:Scimitar
1170:Fighters
1060:Airships
1041:Atalanta
998:Starling
978:Scimitar
973:Sea Hawk
948:Atalanta
293:See also
275:Armament
1244:Tadpole
1161:A.W.171
1135:Whitley
1108:Bombers
1022:By role
1008:Whitley
1003:Tadpole
901:By name
888:A.W.690
883:A.W.681
878:A.W.680
873:A.W.670
868:A.W.660
863:A.W.650
858:A.W.171
853:A.W.169
848:A.W.168
196:Height:
184:Length:
104:biplane
79:Status
45:British
30:Fighter
1202:Siskin
1182:A.W.16
1156:A.W.52
1130:Sinaia
1125:A.W.29
1120:A.W.23
1115:A.W.19
1051:Apollo
1046:Ensign
993:Sissit
988:Sinaia
983:Siskin
968:Meteor
963:Ensign
918:Apollo
843:A.W.59
838:A.W.58
833:A.W.57
828:A.W.56
823:A.W.55
818:A.W.54
813:A.W.53
808:A.W.52
803:A.W.51
798:A.W.50
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778:A.W.44
773:A.W.43
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703:A.W.28
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678:A.W.23
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658:A.W.19
653:A.W.18
648:A.W.17
643:A.W.16
638:A.W.15
633:A.W.14
612:F.K.13
607:F.K.12
602:F.K.10
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1275:Awana
1228:F.K.8
1223:F.K.3
958:Awana
953:Atlas
938:Aries
617:F.M.4
597:F.K.9
592:F.K.8
587:F.K.7
582:F.K.6
577:F.K.5
572:F.K.4
567:F.K.3
562:F.K.2
557:F.K.1
322:Notes
283:Guns:
178:Crew:
74:1918
26:Role
1249:Wolf
1013:Wolf
908:Ajax
479:ISBN
460:ISBN
441:ISBN
228:1 ×
98:The
1187:Ara
1151:Ape
1082:R33
1075:R29
1068:25r
923:Ara
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