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1928 - 0716.PDF
cgr AUGUST 2. 19Z8 THE ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH "STARLING Armstrong-Siddeley Supercharged " Jaguar " Engine AMONG the batch 01 single-seater fighters recently produced, day fighter, i.e., without the collector ring commonly used on the Armstrong-Whitworth " Starling " is of particular interest not^only on account of its general aerodynamic design but also because of its all-metal construction, a type of aircraft construction in which Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft, Ltd., have specialised for a considerable time, night fighters to prevent the open exhaust being seen in the dark. In general design the " Starling " resembles previous types of Armstrong Whitworth machines, such as the " Siskin " and " Atlas." That is to say, one would identify the machine [" FLIGHT " Photograph THE ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH " STARLING " : Front View. Note the pronounced rake of the inter-plane struts. The engine is a supercharged Armstrong-Siddeley " Jaguar." and one form of which has become extremely well known in the " Siskin," of which large numbers have been and are being built for the British Royal Air Force. The " Starling " has been designed for use not only as a day fighter but also as a night fighter, being equipped with the usual navigation lights, Holt flares, etc., although in our photographs it is shown with the short exhaust pipes of the as an Armstrong W7hitworth anywhere, although a closer inspection at once reveals considerable differences. Of the " sesquiplane " type, which chiefly the " Siskin " has made familiar in this country, the " Starling " is characterised by a large top plane and a much smaller bottom plane, with the interplane struts raked at a pronounced angle. The wing section employed is a biconvex one, and more THE ARMSTRONG-WHITWORTH " START Txir- large angle of incidence of the topS p Plane» the [" FLIGHT " Photograph O>Tfe *° ?e raised position of the>Uot'the a cabane, the view is particularly good. 660
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