Airspeed Oxford

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The Airspeed Oxford was a British twin‑engine monoplane used extensively during World War II as an advanced training aircraft for pilots and aircrew.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft
military trainer aircraft
twin‑engine monoplane
aircraftConfiguration low‑wing monoplane
airframeMaterial wooden construction with fabric and plywood covering
alsoKnownAs Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
linked to: Airspeed Oxford
armamentOption 1 × dorsal machine gun in some variants
cockpitConfiguration enclosed cockpit
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crew 3
cruiseSpeed 260 km/h
derivedCivilVariant Airspeed Consul
designedFor British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
emptyWeight 3350 kg
engineType air‑cooled radial piston engine
firstFlight 1937-06-19
grossWeight 4990 kg
height 3.05 m
introduced 1938
landingGear retractable tailwheel landing gear
length 12.19 m
manufacturer Airspeed Ltd
maxSpeed 308 km/h
notableVariant Oxford Mk I
Oxford Mk II
linked to: Oxford Mk I

Oxford Mk V
numberBuilt 8751
powerplant 2 × Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah X radial engines
primaryUser Royal Air Force
propeller two‑bladed variable‑pitch propellers
range 1210 km
retired 1950s
role advanced trainer
bombing trainer
gunnery trainer
navigation trainer
serviceCeiling 20500 ft
successor Airspeed Consul
trainingEquipment bomb racks for bombing training
trainingEquipment gun turret for gunnery training
usedBy Fleet Air Arm
Royal Air Force
Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal New Zealand Air Force
South African Air Force
usedInConflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
wingArea 34.74 m²
wingspan 17.22 m

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Avro Anson successor Airspeed Oxford
Airspeed Oxford alsoKnownAs Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
linked to: Airspeed Oxford
No. 19 Operational Training Unit RAF aircraftUsed Airspeed Oxford
RAF Swanton Morley aircraftOperated Airspeed Oxford
Airspeed Ltd notableWork Airspeed Oxford
Airspeed Ltd notableWork Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
linked to: Airspeed Oxford
Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah application Airspeed Oxford (some trainers)
linked to: Airspeed Oxford