Airspeed Oxford

what is it?

The Airspeed AS.10 Oxford is a twin-engine monoplane aircraft developed and manufactured by Airspeed. It saw widespread use for training British Commonwealth aircrews in navigation, radio-operating, bombing and gunnery roles throughout the Second World War. The Oxford was developed by Airspeed during the 1930s in response to a requirement for a trainer aircraft that conformed with Specification T.23/36, which had been issued by the British Air Ministry.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · retractable tailwheel (taildragger) · 16.3 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 309 km/htop speed
• size 3,402 kgmax take-off weight
• built 8,586made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 89 years ago, in 1937.
• 🏎️Top speed is 2.4× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 16.3 m: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1937-06-19

introduced

1937

status

retired

number built

8,586

role

training aircraft

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

makers

Airspeed Ltd.

engines

2× Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah X

crew

3

length

10.5 m

wingspan

16.3 m

height

3.4 m

max take-off weight

3,402 kg

top speed

309 km/h

range

—

ceiling

7,178 m

landing gear

retractable conventional landing gear

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.