Ambassador
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Ambassador is the NATO reporting name for the British-built Airspeed Ambassador twin-engined airliner.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Airspeed aircraft
ⓘ
airliner ⓘ twin-engined airliner ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | civil airliner ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| aircraftRole | short- to medium-haul airliner ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 3 ⓘ |
| cruiseSpeed | 430 km/h ⓘ |
| designedFor | replacement of Douglas DC-3 on BEA routes ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | post-World War II era ⓘ |
| emptyWeight | 14515 kg ⓘ |
| engineType | piston engine ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1947-07-10 ⓘ |
| firstOperator | British European Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | 8.23 m ⓘ |
| introduced | 1952 ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| length | 25.91 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Airspeed Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumPassengerCapacity | 56 ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 480 km/h ⓘ |
| maximumTakeoffWeight | 23860 kg ⓘ |
| NATOreportingNameFor | Airspeed Ambassador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickName | Elizabethan ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 23 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operatorRegion |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherOperator |
BKS Air Transport
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Butler Air Transport NERFINISHED ⓘ Dan-Air NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplant | 2 × Bristol Centaurus radial engines ⓘ |
| pressurisedCabin | true ⓘ |
| primaryUser | British European Airways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionPeriodEnd | early 1950s ⓘ |
| productionPeriodStart | late 1940s ⓘ |
| productionStatus | out of production ⓘ |
| range | 2400 km ⓘ |
| retired | 1971 ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | 7600 m ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| typicalPassengerCapacity | 47 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
charter operations
ⓘ
freight transport ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ |
| wingspan | 35.05 m ⓘ |
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