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Airspeed Ambassador (Bristol Proteus Turboprop Testbed)

390 Audiobotguy03  6.8 years ago

This aircraft is a turboprop conversion of the Airspeed Ambassador that flew sometime around the mid (maybe early) 1950s,to test the Bristol "Proteus" Engines.

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General Characteristics

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  • Wingspan 51.3ft (15.6m)
  • Length 35.7ft (10.9m)
  • Height 14.0ft (4.3m)
  • Empty Weight 7,183lbs (3,258kg)
  • Loaded Weight 8,336lbs (3,781kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.227
  • Wing Loading 34.2lbs/ft2 (167.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 243.5ft2 (22.6m2)
  • Drag Points 6262

Parts

  • Number of Parts 80
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 396