Armstrong Whitworth F.K.3

what is it?

The Armstrong Whitworth F.K.3 was a British two-seat general-purpose biplane built by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft during the First World War. By the end of the war it was considered obsolete for combat.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 12.2 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 140 km/htop speed
• size 933 kgmax take-off weight
• built 500made 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 111 years ago, in 1915.
• 🚗Wingspan of 12.2 m: about 3 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

1915

number built

500

role

general purpose / trainer aircraft

makers

Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft

engines

1× RAF 1A

crew

2

length

8.8 m

wingspan

12.2 m

height

3.6 m

max take-off weight

933 kg

top speed

140 km/h

range

—

ceiling

3,658 m

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