AIRSPEED LTD. (1934)

UK

Established
Airspeed AS.5 Courier
Courier
1934 at The Airport, Portsmouth, Hants, in association with shipbuilding interests of Swan, Hunter and Wigham Richardson. Developed the single-engined Courier monoplane (first
Airspeed A.S.6 Envoy
A.S.6 "Envoy"
British aircraft with retractable undercarriage to go into production); 16 built. The Envoy was an enlarged twin-engined development (50 built) and was developed
Airspeed Oxford
Oxford
into Oxford advanced trainer for RAF. By July 1945 8,751 Oxfords had been built by several makers. During 1946-1948 over 150 Oxfords
Airspeed AS.39 Fleet Shadower
AS.39 Fleet Shadower
converted to civil Consul, but most notable civil product (associated also with the Airspeed Division of the de Havilland Aircraft Co, of Christchurch
Airspeed A.S.57 Ambassador
A.S.57 "Ambassador"
Aerodrome, Hants.) was the Ambassador high-wing, twin-engined airliner, mainly operated by British European Airways. Prewar construction of Queen Wasp radio-controlled target aircraft and Fleet Shadower accentuated company's versatility. In 1950 the de Havilland D.H.115 Vampire Trainer was built by Airspeed.


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AS.4 Ferry
Courier
A.S.6 "Envoy"
Viceroy
Queen Wasp
Oxford
AS.39 Fleet Shadower
Cambridge
AS.51 / AS.58 Horsa
Consul
A.S.57 "Ambassador"