Airspeed Cambridge

AS.45 Cambridge
Role	Military advanced trainer
Manufacturer	Airspeed Limited
First flight	19 February 1941
Number built	2

The Airspeed AS.45 Cambridge was a British advanced trainer of the Second World War built by Airspeed Limited. It did not reach the production stage.

Development

The AS.45 was designed in response to Air Ministry Specification T.4/39 for a single-engined trainer. It was a low-wing monoplane of composite construction with a single piston engine and a tailwheel-type, retractable undercarriage. The first of two prototypes flew on 19 February 1941.^[1] Testing showed deficiencies in both maximum speed and low-speed flight characteristics.

There was no attempt to rectify these shortcomings, partly because there was no shortage of advanced trainers thanks to plentiful supplies of Masters and Harvards and partly because of the importance of Airspeed's other products, the Horsa and Oxford.

Specifications (AS.45)

Data from The Hamlyn Concise Guide to British Aircraft of World War II^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 36ft 1in (11m)
Wingspan: 42ft 0in (12.80m)
Height: 11ft 6in (3.51m)
Wing area: 290ft² (26.94m²)
Empty weight: lb (kg)
Useful load: lb (kg)
Loaded weight: lb (kg)
Max. takeoff weight: lb (kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Bristol Mercury VIII radial engine 2-blade, 730hp (544kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 237mph (381km/h)
Range: 680mi (1,094km)
Service ceiling: 24,800ft (7,560m)
Rate of climb: ft/min (m/s)
Wing loading: lb/ft² (kg/m²)
Power/mass: hp/lb (W/kg)

Armament

None

References

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1 2 Mondey, David (1994). The Hamlyn Concise Guide to British Aircraft of World War II. Aerospace Publishing. ISBN 1-85152-668-4.

Aircraft produced by Airspeed Ltd.

manufacturer designations

AS.1
AS.2
AS.3
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AS.5
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AS.67
AS.68
AS.69

By role

Airliners	Ferry Courier Envoy Ambassador Consul

Maritime patrol	Fleet Shadower

Racers	Viceroy

Sailplanes	Tern

Target drones	Queen Wasp

Trainers	Oxford Cambridge

Transport gliders	Horsa

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Airspeed Cambridge

Development

Specifications (AS.45)

See also

References