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32 FLIGHT 2 JANUARY 1959 Meet the New ARGOSY! THE WORLD'S FIRST TURBOPROP FREIGHTERCOACH TAKES ON A GREAT NAME IN CIVIL AVIATION In the story of British aero- nautical achievement, some great names stand out: aircraft that made their mark in the skies and helped to further aviation progress. Such a name is the ARGOSY—the first civil aircraft built by Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Ltd., back in 1926. It made history as the first commercial aircraft to pay its way for an airline, and inaugurated Imperial Airways' famous Silver Wing lunch-time service between London and Paris. Economic operations were made possible by its trouble-free maintenance, reliability and carrying capacity. The new turboprop ARGOSY, to make its first flight in the near future, is the jet-age successor of its famous namesake. And like the old ARGOSY, the Freighter- coach (designated the AW650) will open a new era in air transportation. It is a most versatile aircraft. Not only can it carry up to 80 passengers in pressurised comfort at a speed of 300 miles an hour, it will also open a vast new market in air freight. The modern ARGOSY carries over three times the load of a Dakota at twice the speed and half the cost. ; PERFORMANCE i POWER: 4 Rolls-Royce Darts J AIRCRAFT CRUISING SPEED: J (14.000 r.p.m.) 296 m.p.h. ! MAXIMUM PAYLOAD: 27.000 lb. • RANGE WITH 20,000 lb. PAYLOAD: j 1,800 st.m. j SIZE OF HOLD: ! 46 ft. 8 In. (14.23 m.) x 10 ft. (3.05 m.): ! floor area 426 sq. ft. (39.6 sq. m.). j SIR W. G. ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH AIRCRAFT LTD., Baginton, Coventry, England Member of Hawker Siddeley Aviation Division : - • • ; . ' •-• The Argosy BRINGS THE COST OF AIR FREIGHT DOWN TO EARTH
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