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Airspeed Oxford Ideas and Inspiration
« on: December 21, 2013, 03:14:22 AM »
Never really thought much of the Airspeed Oxford.  Always pictured it as the sedate training aircraft this image shows:



Until I came across this earlier this week:



It is a Airspeed Consul of the Union of Burma Air Force from the late 1940s …wow!!!
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Re: Airspeed Oxford Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2013, 03:41:10 AM »
Quote from: GTX_Admin on December 21, 2013, 03:14:22 AM





Nice find, but what's the story about the Avro Tudor in the background -------- (tail dragger to boot)  ?
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Re: Airspeed Oxford Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2013, 03:45:10 AM »
That's the Type 689 Tudor 9/706 Ashton prototype.
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Re: Airspeed Oxford Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #3 on: December 21, 2013, 03:49:37 AM »
Right, I meant Ashton --  :-X

It would suggest the photo was taken somewhere in England -- Farnborough perhaps ?
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Re: Airspeed Oxford Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2013, 04:12:50 AM »
According to Airspeed Aircraft since 1931, the armament fit was tested at
A&AEE Boscombe Down in the autumn of 1949.

Armament consisted of two fixed forward-firing .303, eight 25lb. RP and a rear
gun turret.

All AS.65 Consuls were rebuilt AS.10 Oxfords.
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Re: Airspeed Oxford Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #5 on: December 21, 2013, 04:14:11 AM »
Sorely tempted to try to build one.
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Re: Airspeed Oxford Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2013, 04:30:29 AM »
BTW from all accounts the Oxford was anything but sedate.  :icon_fsm:
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Re: Airspeed Oxford Ideas and Inspiration
« Reply #7 on: December 21, 2013, 08:14:28 AM »
Quote from: GTX_Admin on December 21, 2013, 04:14:11 AM
Sorely tempted to try to build one.

dont forget to add all the in-service repairs just to keep the seats functional !
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