The Armstrong Whitworth Argosy was a British post-war transport/cargo aircraft; it was the final aircraft to be designed and produced by aviation company Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft.Although given different internal design numbers, the AW.650 civil and AW.660 military models were, for most practical purposes, the same design, while both models also shared the "Argosy" name.

Elan Armstrong Whitworth AW650 Argosy G-BEOZ at Castle Donington. Eight AW650 Argosy Series 222 were built and final production figures for the Argosy comprised 10 AW 650 Srs 100, 56 AW 660 C.Mk1 and 8 AW 650 Srs 222, giving a grand total of 74 aircraft.

The Armstrong Whitworth Argosy was a three-engine biplane airliner designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft.It was the company's first airliner. [2]The Argosy was developed during the early-to-mid 1920s in response to a statement by Imperial Airways that new multi-engined airliners were being sought to replace its single-engined counterparts then ...

Mar 6, 2023 · The Armstrong Whitworth AW 660 Argosy was developed in response to a British government military specification issued in the 1950s. The AW 660 project was intended to be a military aircraft but successive developments led to its design and service being altered towards the civilian commercial market when the Royal Air Force lost interest in the ...

The Armstrong Whitworth Argosy was a British post-war military transport/cargo aircraft and was the last aircraft produced by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. Although given different type numbers, the AW.650 civil and AW.660 military models were both called Argosy and for practical purposes are basically the same design.

The Armstrong Whitworth Argosy was a British post-war military transport/cargo aircraft and was the last aircraft produced by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. Although given different type numbers, the AW.650 civil and AW.660 military models were both called "Argosy" and for practical purposes are basically the same design. The Argosy came from …

Nov 16, 2020 · Armstrong Whitworth's last major contribution to the field of aviation became the AW.660 "Argosy", a four-engined, turboprop-powered, twin-boom product developed exclusively as a heavy cargo hauler with excellent range.

Apr 25, 2022 · Known affectionately as the “whistling wheelbarrow”, the Argosy originated in a 1955 Air Ministry specification for a medium-range transport aircraft capable of lifting a cargo of 25,000 lbs. Initially conceived as a twin-engine aircraft, it did not attract any immediate interest from the Royal Air Force (RAF), but Armstrong-Whitworth …

Sep 22, 2024 · The Armstrong Whitworth Argosy was a British post-war military transport/cargo aircraft and was the last aircraft produced by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. Although given different type numbers, the AW.650 civil and AW.660 military models were both called "Argosy" and for practical purposes are basically the same design. Contents. Development ...

This paper is a brief history of the Argosy AW 650/AW 660 Series of transport aircraft designed and built by Sir WG Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Limited, Coventry. As it transpired the Argosy Series were to be the last aeroplanes designed and manufactured by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft (AWA) at Coventry.