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3I Sky Arrow ✕ Armstrong Whitworth Starling ✕
Manufacturer Iniziative Industriali Italiane Armstrong Whitworth
Description The Sky Arrow is a tandem two-seat, high-wing pusher light aircraft that was manufactured by 3I (Iniziative Industriali Italiane). The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.14 Starling was a prototype British single-seat biplane fighter developed for the Royal Air Force in the late 1920s which unsuccessfully competed against the Bristol Bulldog.
First Flight 1992-07-13 1927-05-12
Designer Iniziative Industriali Italiane Armstrong Whitworth
Type Recreational aircraft Fighter
Length (m) 7.6 7.62
Height (m) 2.56 3.048
Cockpit Crew 1
Max Speed (km/h) 194 257.495
Cruise Speed (km/h) 187
Max Ceiling (m) 4100 8412.48
Rate of Climb (m/s) 4.3
Armament 2 × 0.303 in Vickers machine guns
Capacity Description One passenger
Number Built 2
Powerplant Description 1 × Rotax 912 F2, 74 kW (99 hp) each 1 × Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar V 14-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, 343 kW (460 hp) each
Status Prototype
Wikipedia Article (URL) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3I_Sky_Arrow en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armstrong_Whitworth_Starling
Flat Wing Span (m) 9.68 9.4488
Flat Wing Area (m²) 13.5 22.8913
Aircraft Engine Rotax 912 Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar
Number of Engines 1 1