AW.171 | |
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Role | Experimental aircraft |
Manufacturer | Armstrong Whitworth |
Status | cancelled |
Number built | none |
The Armstrong Whitworth AW.171 was a British project of the 1950s to develop a supersonic VTOL flying wing aircraft. It was planned to investigate the extremely low aspect ratio delta wings proposed by Professor A.A. Griffith for supersonic transports. The A.W.171 design was a very slender delta flying wing powered by two Bristol Orpheus turbojets mounted at the wingtips, with 10 Rolls-Royce RB.108 lift jets. The pilot was to lie in a prone position to minimise drag. [1] Work was cancelled in 1957 before a prototype was completed.
Data from Paper Planes:Armstrong Whitworth's unbuilt projects [1]
General characteristics
Performance
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AW.171 | |
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Role | Experimental aircraft |
Manufacturer | Armstrong Whitworth |
Status | cancelled |
Number built | none |
The Armstrong Whitworth AW.171 was a British project of the 1950s to develop a supersonic VTOL flying wing aircraft. It was planned to investigate the extremely low aspect ratio delta wings proposed by Professor A.A. Griffith for supersonic transports. The A.W.171 design was a very slender delta flying wing powered by two Bristol Orpheus turbojets mounted at the wingtips, with 10 Rolls-Royce RB.108 lift jets. The pilot was to lie in a prone position to minimise drag. [1] Work was cancelled in 1957 before a prototype was completed.
Data from Paper Planes:Armstrong Whitworth's unbuilt projects [1]
General characteristics
Performance
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era