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| The Armadillo, designed by F Murphy, who had succeeded
F Koolhoven as chief designer to Armstrong
Whitworth, was initiated late in 1917, and the construction
of two prototypes began early in 1918 as a
private venture, the first of these being flown in April of
that year. Powered by a 230hp Bentley B.R.2 nine-cylinder
rotary, the Armadillo had provision for an
armament of two synchronised 7.7mm Vickers
machine guns, but flying characteristics were
declared to be most unsatisfactory and flight testing
was terminated in June 1918, the second prototype
never being flown.
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| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 844 kg | 1861 lb |
| Empty weight | 567 kg | 1250 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 8.46 m | 28 ft 9 in |
| Length | 5.74 m | 19 ft 10 in |
| Height | 2.38 m | 8 ft 10 in |
| Wing area | 21.55 m2 | 231.96 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 201 km/h | 125 mph |
| rebing, 20.06.2011 13:33 F Koolhoven as chief designer to Armstrong Whitworth, was initiated late in 1917, reply |
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