| Manufacturer |
Airspeed Ltd |
CANADAIR |
| Description |
The Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador is a British twin piston-engined airliner that was designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Airspeed Ltd. |
The Canadair CL-66 is a turboprop version of the civilian Convair CV-440 Metropolitan. |
| ICAO Code |
|
CVLT |
| First Flight |
1947-07-10 |
1959-02-02 |
| Entry Into service |
1951-01-01 |
1960-01-01 |
| Production End |
1953-01-01 |
|
| Service End |
|
1994-01-01 |
| Designer |
Airspeed Ltd |
CANADAIR |
| Type |
Airliner |
Transport aircraft |
| Length (m) |
24.6888 |
24.6888 |
| Height (m) |
5.4864 |
8.5344 |
| Cockpit Crew |
3 |
3 |
| Max Seating |
60 |
64 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
502.1153 |
547.177 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
482.8032 |
518.2088 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
|
148.0596 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
7.7216 |
|
| Capacity Description |
Up to 60 passengers |
; 64 passengers; Payload: 12939 lb |
| Number Built |
23 |
13 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Bristol Centaurus 661 18-cylinder air-cooled sleeve-valve piston engines, 1957 kW (2625 hp) each |
2 × Napier Eland NE1.6 Mk 504A turboprops, 2610 kW (3500 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
British European Airways |
Royal Canadian Air Force, Canadian Armed Forces |
| Status |
Retired |
|
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airspeed_Ambassador |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadair_CC-109_Cosmopolitan |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
35.052 |
32.004 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
111.4836 |
89.5418 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
11 |
12 |
| Wake Category |
|
M |
| Aircraft Engine |
|
Napier Eland |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |