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1959
1959 - 1646.PDF
Flight, U June 1959 BIG FORE-AND-AFT DOORS AT PERFECT LOADING HEIGHT ENABLE THE ARGOSY TO LOAD AND UNLOAD WHOLE CARGOES IN UNDER 20 MINUTES The less you handle cargo the cheaper the transport operation. This is true particularly of air freight where quick turnround is essential if costs are to be kept to a minimum. With the Argosy (AW650) a loading system is being developed that will enable the huge freight hold to be cleared and filled again in a few minutes. With full-width doors at either end of the fuselage, the load can be discharged at one end while new cargo is being loaded at the other. High pressure refuelling ensures that a turnround can be completed in under 20 minutes. If the Argosy is used for mixed traffic —a role for which it is particularly suited — passenger and freight loading take place simultaneously. The use of well proven components, particularly the Rolls-Royce Dart prop-jets, promise exceptional utilisation for round-the-clock operations. PERFORMANCE POWERED BY 4 ROLLS-ROYCE DART PROP-JETS AIRCRAFT CRUISING SPEED: (14,000 r.p.m.) 296 m.p.h. MAXIMUM PAYLOAD : 27,000 lb. RANGE WITH FULL FUEL RESERVES AND 20,000 lb. PAYLOAD: 1,000 st.m. 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.) THE J\.r€JOSlJ BRINGS THE COST OF AIR FREIGHT DOWN TO EARTH DESIGNED AND BUILT FOR THE HAWKER SIDDELEY AVIATION DIVISION BY SIR W. G. ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH AIRCRAFT LTD.
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