Airspeed Courier

The Airspeed AS.5 Courier was a British six seat single-engined light aircraft that saw some use as an airliner. Production aircraft were built by Airspeed (1934) Limited at Portsmouth. It first flew on the 10 April 1933 and was the first British type with a retractable undercarriage to go into production with a total of 16 built.

Airspeed Courier with the engine Napier Rapier IV is apparently - for my old eyes - two propellers.1
an Airspeed Courier aircraft being used by Cobham for a long-distant flight to India.2

Made by Airspeed.

Airspeed Courier springs to mind) of about 60″ span with electric power, which have got me thinking.3
Dave and Andy Johnson could fly his HP W10 and the Airspeed Courier in the Flight Re-Fuelling re-enactment – this was well received by the crowd who admired the formation precision.4
Jet Or Prop
prop
Designer
A. H. Tiltman
Length Alt
8.70 m
Power Alt
179.0
Lists
*List of aircraft of the RAF
Range Main
552.0
Loaded Weight Main
3900.0
Height Alt
2.68 m
Type Of Prop
radial piston engine
Loading Main
16
Power/mass Main
219.60000000000002
Power/mass Alt
Capacity
5
Max Speed Main
133
Cruise Speed Main
115
Ceiling Main
13500.0
Number Built
16
Crew
1
Loaded Weight Alt
1770.0
Cruise Speed Alt
7920.0
Area Main
250.0
Primary user
London
Scottish & Provincial Airways Ltd
Span Alt
14.33 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Engine(prop)
Armstrong Siddeley Lynx IVC
Manufacturer
Airspeed
First Flight
10
Climb Rate Main
730.0
Power Main
240 hp
Number Of Props
1
Climb Rate Alt
3.7 m-s
Length Main
868.6800000000001
Span Main
1432.56
Area Alt
23 m²
Range Alt
38100.0
Max Speed Alt
9180.0
Empty Weight Main
2344.0
Ceiling Alt
4
115 m
Height Main
266.7
Category
Airspeed aircraft
British civil utility aircraft 1930-1939
Low wing aircraft
Propeller aircraft
Single-engine aircraft
Empty Weight Alt
1065.0
Loading Alt
77

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