Airspeed Oxford

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The Airspeed Oxford was a British twin‑engine monoplane used extensively during World War II as an advanced training aircraft for pilots and aircrew.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft ⓘ
military trainer aircraft ⓘ
twin‑engine monoplane ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration low‑wing monoplane ⓘ
airframeMaterial wooden construction with fabric and plywood covering ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Airspeed AS.10 Oxford ⓘ
linked to: Airspeed Oxford
armamentOption 1 × dorsal machine gun in some variants ⓘ
cockpitConfiguration enclosed cockpit ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
crew 3 ⓘ
cruiseSpeed 260 km/h ⓘ
derivedCivilVariant Airspeed Consul ⓘ
designedFor British Commonwealth Air Training Plan ⓘ
emptyWeight 3350 kg ⓘ
engineType air‑cooled radial piston engine ⓘ
firstFlight 1937-06-19 ⓘ
grossWeight 4990 kg ⓘ
height 3.05 m ⓘ
introduced 1938 ⓘ
landingGear retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ
length 12.19 m ⓘ
manufacturer Airspeed Ltd ⓘ
maxSpeed 308 km/h ⓘ
notableVariant Oxford Mk I ⓘ
Oxford Mk II ⓘ
linked to: Oxford Mk I

Oxford Mk V ⓘ
numberBuilt 8751 ⓘ
powerplant 2 × Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah X radial engines ⓘ
primaryUser Royal Air Force ⓘ
propeller two‑bladed variable‑pitch propellers ⓘ
range 1210 km ⓘ
retired 1950s ⓘ
role advanced trainer ⓘ
bombing trainer ⓘ
gunnery trainer ⓘ
navigation trainer ⓘ
serviceCeiling 20500 ft ⓘ
successor Airspeed Consul ⓘ
trainingEquipment bomb racks for bombing training ⓘ
trainingEquipment gun turret for gunnery training ⓘ
usedBy Fleet Air Arm ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ
Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
South African Air Force ⓘ
usedInConflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
wingArea 34.74 m² ⓘ
wingspan 17.22 m ⓘ

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Avro Anson → successor → Airspeed Oxford ⓘ
Airspeed Oxford → alsoKnownAs → Airspeed AS.10 Oxford ⓘ
linked to: Airspeed Oxford
No. 19 Operational Training Unit RAF → aircraftUsed → Airspeed Oxford ⓘ
RAF Swanton Morley → aircraftOperated → Airspeed Oxford ⓘ
Airspeed Ltd → notableWork → Airspeed Oxford ⓘ
Airspeed Ltd → notableWork → Airspeed AS.10 Oxford ⓘ
linked to: Airspeed Oxford
Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah → application → Airspeed Oxford (some trainers) ⓘ
linked to: Airspeed Oxford