| Manufacturer |
Armstrong Whitworth |
Bristol Aeroplane Company |
| Description |
The Armstrong Whitworth Atlas was a British single-engine biplane designed and built by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. |
The Bristol Type 133 was a single-seat, single-engine monoplane fighter armed with four guns, using stressed-skin construction and with a retractable undercarriage. |
| First Flight |
1925-05-10 |
1934-06-08 |
| Entry Into service |
1927-01-01 |
|
| Production End |
1933-01-01 |
|
| Service End |
1935-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Armstrong Whitworth |
Frank Barnwell |
| Type |
Army cooperation aircraft |
|
| Length (m) |
8.5344 |
8.53 |
| Height (m) |
3.048 |
2.97 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
228.5268 |
418 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
5120.64 |
|
| Armament |
1 × forward firing .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun and 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis Gun on Scarff ring in rear cockpit; Up to 4 × 112 lb (51 kg) bombs under wings |
4 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine guns, 2 in wings and 2 in fuselage |
| Endurance (h) |
3 |
|
| National Origin |
|
United Kingdom |
| Number Built |
478 |
1 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar IVC 14-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engine, 336 kW (450 hp) each |
1 × Bristol Mercury VIS.2 9-cylinder single-row radial, 477 kW (640 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force |
|
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armstrong_Whitworth_Atlas |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Type_133 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
11.8872 |
11.89 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
36.3251 |
22.95 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar |
Bristol Mercury |
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |