Airspeed Oxford Aircraft

Oxford I, Duxford 1985. Copyright: Chris Young

Production Details

Design Company:

Airspeed (1934) Ltd

First Flight:

19 June 1937

Oxford I:

3,785 - Airspeed 905 - de Havilland 750 - Standard Motors 775 - Percival Aircraft

Oxford II:

989 - Airspeed 610 - de Havilland 575 - Percival Aircraft

Oxford T.II:

9 - Airspeed (8 converted from Oxford I)

Oxford V:

190 - Airspeed 6 - Percival Aircraft

Type Specification

Applies to:

Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I

Type:

Twin engined trainer to specification T.23/36

Wing:

Cantilever low wing monoplane, wings have dihedral on outer sections and taper from root to tip. Wooden structure with stressed plywood covering

Fuselage:

Fuselage of wooden structure with plywood skin forward and fabric aft

Tail Unit:

Cantilever type tailplane attached to fuselage with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Retractable type. Main oleo leg hinged to forward main spar, radis rod attached to rear spar. Leg retracts rearwards so half wheel remains exposed after retraction. Tailwheel

Power Plant:

Two 375 hp Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah X seven cylinder, air cooled, moderately supercharged radial engines mounted in nacelles on the wing driving two blade propellers

Accommodation:

Provision for up to six crew including pilot, copilot, bomb aimer, gunner, radio operator and camera operator in enclosed cabin

Armament:

Single Lewis gun in turret when fitted and practice bombs

Span:

53 ft 4 in

Length:

34 ft 6 in

Height:

Unknown

Wing Area:

348 sq ft

Empty:

5,380 lb

Loaded:

7,600 lb

Max Speed:

182 mph

Rate of Climb:

930 ft/min

Service Ceiling:

19, 200 ft

Endurance:

5 hr

Preserved in British Museums

Oxford I:

V3388 - Imperial War Museum, Duxford Aerodrome - Display MP425 - Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon - Display

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