2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Armstrong Whitworth AW.154 Argosy with townend ring L'Aéronautique July,1929: L'Aéronautique magazine· Public domain
- 2. Angol Imperial Airways légitársaság Armstrong Whitworth Argosy MK I típusú utasszállító repülőgépe. Fortepan 25283: FOTO:Fortepan — ID 25283 : Adományozó/Donor: Szent-Istvány Dezső. archive copy at the Wayback Machine· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The Armstrong Whitworth Argosy was a three-engine biplane airliner designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft. It was the company's first airliner. The Argosy was developed during the early-to-mid 1920s in response to a statement by Imperial Airways that new multi-engined airliners were being sought to replace its single-engined counterparts then in use.
How to recognise it: 3 piston engines with propellers · 27.4 m wingspan
base stats
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 100 years ago, in 1926.
- Wingspan of 27.4 m: about 6 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
- 1926
- introduced
- 1926
- retired
- 1936
- status
- retired
- number built
- 7
- role
- airliner
- makers
- Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft
- engines
- 3× Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar IVA / Jaguar
- crew
- 2
- passengers
- 20
- length
- 19.7 m
- wingspan
- 27.4 m
- height
- 5.8 m
- max take-off weight
- 8,709 kg
- top speed
- 177 km/h
- cruise speed
- 145 km/h
- range
- —
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q392485, Wikipedia: Armstrong Whitworth Argosy (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.