| Manufacturer |
Armstrong Whitworth |
Aermacchi |
| Description |
The Armstrong Whitworth Atlas was a British single-engine biplane designed and built by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. |
The Aermacchi AL-60 is a light civil utility aircraft of the late 1950s and early 1960s, originally designed by Al Mooney of Lockheed in the United States. |
| ICAO Code |
|
LA60 |
| First Flight |
1925-05-10 |
1959-09-15 |
| Entry Into service |
1927-01-01 |
|
| Production End |
1933-01-01 |
1979-01-01 |
| Service End |
1935-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Armstrong Whitworth |
Al Mooney |
| Type |
Army cooperation aircraft |
Utility aircraft |
| Length (m) |
8.5344 |
8.79 |
| Height (m) |
3.048 |
3.25 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
|
| Max Seating |
|
8 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
228.5268 |
238 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
220 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
|
87 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
5120.64 |
6700 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
4.267 |
| 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 |
|
| Capacity Description |
|
6-8 passengers / 602 kg max. payload |
| Endurance (h) |
3 |
|
| Number Built |
478 |
180 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar IVC 14-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engine, 336 kW (450 hp) each |
1 × Continental TSIO-470-B-A1A 6-cylinder air-cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 194 kW (260 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force |
Mexican Air Force, South African Air Force |
| Status |
|
Retired |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armstrong_Whitworth_Atlas |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aermacchi_AL-60 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
11.8872 |
11.84 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
36.3251 |
19.54 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
|
7.2 |
| Wake Category |
|
L |
| Aircraft Engine |
Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar |
|
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |