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	Airspeed Ambassador History
		The Airspeed Ambassador was originally designed to meet one of the many specifications outlined by the Brabazon committee in 1943.
		The appearance of the Ambassador owed a lot to the Lockheed Constellation, with its tricycle undercarriage, triple tail and flowing fuselage lines.
		Many Ambassadors flew with other airlines after serving with BEA, most notably Dan-Air who used the old aircraft to establish themselves in the newly developing package holiday sector.
	www.dmflightsim.co.uk /ambassador_history.htm (350 words)

	Wikipedia: Airspeed
		Airspeed also refers to the speed of an aircraft in relation to the air which may be different from groundspeed which is the speed of the aircraft in relation to the ground.
		The difference between airspeed and groundspeed is a function of the velocity and direction of the wind.
		Airspeed is important because it determines the aerodynamic characteristics of the aircraft.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/a/ai/airspeed.html (383 words)

	Airspeed Ambassador
		The Airspeed Ambassador was a twin piston engined airliner that first flew on July 10, 1947 and served in very small numbers through the 1950s.
		Airspeed was asked to prepare an unpressurised design in the 14.5 tonne gross weight class using two Bristol Hercules radials.
		The Ambassador would be pressurised, have more powerful Bristol Centaurus radials, and have a maximum gross weight of almost 24 tonnes.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ai/Airspeed_Ambassador.html (244 words)

	Airspeed Ambassador - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Airspeed Ltd was asked to prepare an unpressurized design in the 14.5 tonne gross weight class using two Bristol Hercules radials.
		First, an Ambassador crashed on takeoff from Munich on 6 February 1958, in what was later termed the Munich air disaster.
		The accident was later found to have been caused by failure of a flap actuating rod in the Ambassador's port (left) wing.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Airspeed_Ambassador (449 words)

	Ambassador (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ambassador, a diplomatic representative of a ruler or government of the highest formal class, or, by analogy, a high-profile but non-diplomatic representative or promotor (for a charity, the arts...)
		The Ambassador class starship, a class of Federation starships in the Star Trek fictional universe.
		Airspeed Ambassador, a British twin piston engined airliner
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ambassador_(disambiguation) (169 words)

	ambassador (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This airframe is the sole survivor of a production run of 23 Ambassadors, built specifically for BEA, who flew them under the name of "Elizabethans".
		This particular aircraft was delivered to BEA in 1952 and it remained with them until it was sold to the Royal Jordanian Air Force in 1960.
		This was the last Dan Air flight of an Ambassador and the airframe was taken to the Dan Air base at Lasham for storage.
	www.das.org.uk /ambassador.htm (151 words)

	Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador
		The Brabazon Committee in the UK recommended early 1943 in its report the development and construction of a 30-seat transport aircraft for the short to medium range.
		Airspeed responded with the AS.57 Ambassador designed by a team led by Arthur Hagg.
		G-AKRD was used, from 1951 on, in the development of a de Havilland propeller; the Bristol Proteus 705 radial; and the Rolls-Royce turbine engines Tyne and Dart.
	1000aircraftphotos.com /HistoryBriefs/AirspeedAS57.htm (221 words)

	Oldprops Airspeed Ambassador
		Ambassador G-ALZO is the only survivor and has been on long-term restoration with the Duxford Aviation Society at Duxford, near Cambridge, in the UK for more than ten years after seeing service with Dan-Air.
		The Airspeed AS57 Ambassador was one of many British airliners to originate in the World War II Brabazon Commitee's consideration of what civil types would be needed when peace returned.
		Dan-Air retired its last aircraft in 1971 and kept one at its Lasham base, which was eventually taken to Duxford for restoration.
	www.oldprops.ukhome.net /Ambassador.htm (255 words)

	Munich air disaster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Although originally blamed on pilot error, the crash was subsequently found to have been caused by the build-up of slush towards the ends of the runway, causing a deceleration of the aircraft and preventing safe-flying-speed from being attained.
		Previous aircraft types fitted with tail-wheel undercarriages had not been greatly affected by slush, (due to the geometry of these undercarriages in relation to the aircraft's centre-of-gravity) but newer types incorporating nosewheel landing-gear (such as the Ambassador) with the mainwheels behind the centre-of-gravity were found to be vulnerable.
		The accident resulted in the instigation of operating limits for the amount of slush build-up permitted on runways.
	wikipedia.cas.ilstu.edu /index.php/Munich_air_disaster (758 words)

	Page_13.htm (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Only 23 Airspeed Ambassadors were produced with the first flight taking place in 1947.
		The last commercial Ambassador flight was made in 1971 by G-ALZO also in the service of Dan Air.
		Airspeed Ambassador under construction for FS2002 being built using FSDS2.
	www.btinternet.com /~rick.piper/page_13.htm (105 words)

	Aircraft Manufacturers A to F
		AIRSPEED COMPANY:CHRISTCHURCH Production.In the late 30s the government aquired a site (previously used by F.C.Fisher as a flying field) in the northeast corner of Christchurch Airfield, for the purpose of building a "Shadow Factory".
		This factory was opened in 1940 and occupied by Airspeed from then until 1948 when De Havillands, who already had an interest in Airspeed,renamed the Christchurch operation as the " Airspeed division of De Havilland".
		AIRSPEED COMPANY:Portsmouth.Founded by Neville Shute-Norway(the author) and Hessell Tiltman at York in 1933.
	daveg4otu.tripod.com /ah1900/prod1.html (942 words)

	BEL-AIR MODELS
		Passenger capacity was adaptable and ranged from 28 to 50 seats.
		The Ambassador drew much attention because of its clean lines.
		Twenty went into BEA service from 1951 to 1957, where it proved to be a very economic aircraft, especially on the short routes.
	www.bel-air-models.com /civil/types/AirspeedAmbassador.asp (87 words)

	Airspeed Ambassador and Viscount classic aircraft
		Below is an original postcard, titled 'Airspeed Ambassador and Viscount'.
		To see the other old aircraft postcards, visit the image list here and check out the other classic jets and prop planes of the past, in addition to this one of the Airspeed Ambassador and Viscount.
		Shown is the Elizabethan Class (not long since the Coronation you see!) Airspeed Ambassador and, below, the Discovery Class Vickers Viscount.
	www.classic-wheels.co.uk /z_airspeed_ambassador_and_viscount_classic_aircraft.htm (407 words)

	G-ALZR (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This Ambassador had been the Rolls Royce engine test bed for the Tyne turboprop, and B.K.S. Engineering first had to convert this aircraft back to Centaurus power in addition to its freight conversion.
		This conversion was undertaken by B.K.S. Engineering at Southend, and on November 26 1964 this aircraft left Southend for Dublin to start flying services from there, after a conversion program lasting for eighteen months.
		The Ambassador's first work involved the carriage of race horses to Cambridge for the December sales at Newmarket.
	website.lineone.net /~biggles200/g-alzr.htm (192 words)

	Ambassador Packaging - Online distributor and converter of protective packaging products
		Ambassador Packaging is the UK's leading distributor and converter of protective packaging products, all available to buy on-line.
		Part of Pregis, Ambassador has built a reputation as a total packaging solution specialist offering true nationwide coverage throughout the British Isles.
		Packaging Unlimited of NC, Inc: Stretch wrap, bubble wrap, boxes, and peanuts.
	www.mechdir.com /webs/catalog/15683 (226 words)

	Flight Manuals on CD - Airspeed Ambassador
		The Airspeed Ambassador was designed to meet the specifications
		Ambassador, and only 22 examples of this very aesthetic aircraft
		The CD includes two flight manuals for the Airspeed Ambassador,
	www.flight-manuals-on-cd.com /Ambassador.html (142 words)

	PH: Manchester United squad killed in Aircrash
		I wouldn't think that there are many relevant tips about what to do if caught up in a plane crash involving an Airspeed Ambassador.
		The last Ambassador flew in 1972 and there are no airliners of that era around these days.
		The last Ambassador flew in 1973 and there are no airliners of that era around these days.
	www.pistonheads.com /gassing/topic.asp?f=141&h=&t=234091 (867 words)

	The Virtual Aviation Museum - Airspeed AS 57 Ambassador
		The Virtual Aviation Museum - Airspeed AS 57 Ambassador
		[Technical Data] [Expo/Images] - [ Airspeed] [ Airliners 1946-1974]
		The Ambassador, at the BEA also known as the Eliza-
	www.luftfahrtmuseum.com /htmi/itf/ambas.htm (77 words)

	RESULTS
		10g and 1g (2) Airspeed Ambassador Airliner, 1/2g Tughra of King Abdul Aziz and 1/8g Postal Tax 1949 Taifa Airmail to Bradford, England.
		4g Airspeed Ambassador Airliner; 3g and 1g Tughra of King Abdul Aziz and 1/8g Postal Tax 1954 Ryadh Airmail to Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
		4g Airspeed Ambassador Airliner, 1g Tughra of King Abdul Aziz and 1/8g Postal Tax 1954 Mecca Airmail to Vienna, Austria.
	www.postalhistory.com /results.asp?group=20&cs=sa (472 words)

	Newsletter: January 1, 2004
		After WW II the concept was resurrected and became the AS 57 Ambassador with a stretched and pressurized body and triple tail.
		The Ambassador and the original Lockheed Constellation were far and away the most beautiful airplanes of the era.
		SIR - I can add a tiny piece of the history of the lovely Airspeed Ambassador (Database, April Aeroplane): there was a pre-war Airspeed design also called Ambassador.
	www.nevilshute.org /Newsletters/nl2004/nl010104.php (2383 words)

	Ansett.The Story of the Rise and Fall of Ansett 1936-2002
		In this respect, Stewart Wilson does an excellent job, taking the reader from the early beginnings with a Fokker Universal and an Airspeed Envoy, on through the classic propliner years with such interesting types as the Sandringham, Convair 440s, and even a DHC Caribou.
		As I thumbed through this book I found myself wanting new-tool kits of quite a few airliners, such as the Convair 440, the Airspeed Ambassador, and the Fokker F28.
		The various subsidiary airlines that became part of Ansett provide a wide variety of liveries that many outside of Australia might not be familiar with, and this book has photos of many of them.
	www.internetmodeler.com /2003/july/new-releases/book_ansett.htm (501 words)

	Merc Pilots Never Rest - Sim-Outhouse Forums (Site not responding. Last check: )
		I was delivering some show horses to the + N Ranch in Western Montana.
		The private airfield had no avgas so Willy offered to land there and let me grab a few 55 gallon drums to juice up the Ambassador before heading back to Texas.
		Fine for most ga planes but Willy got his Connie out of there with room to spare.
	www.sim-outhouse.com /sohforums/showthread.php?t=9406 (780 words)

	Scran - BEA Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador at Prestwick airport 1951
		Scran - BEA Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador at Prestwick airport 1951
		Title: BEA Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador at Prestwick airport 1951
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	www.scran.ac.uk /000-000-129-020-C (84 words)

	Airspeed - Ambassador0 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		AMBASSADOR - The cruising measurements obtained with the first production Ambassador suggest that the day-to-day speeds, in service, may well show an improvement on those so far published.
		AMBASSADOR - Apart from the aerodynamic value of an unbroken span,
		AMBASSADOR - front cover advert from FLIGHT magazine
	www.blueangel.org.uk /BA/S/H/A1/280.html (94 words)

	Royal Air Force Museum Aircraft Thesaurus - Airspeed
		Use for Airspeed A.S.57 Elizabethan, Airspeed A.S.59, Airspeed A.S.64, Airspeed A.S.66, Airspeed A.S.67
		You may freely download this page for non-profit use, but must acknowledge the Trustees of the Royal Air Force Museum in any output in which it is used.
		The Museum acknowledges the work of MDA in converting this resource for use on the Web.
	www.mda.org.uk /aircraft/399.htm (108 words)

	Key Publishing Ltd Aviation Forums - Airspeed Ambassador - Remains? (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Anyone know of the location of any substantial remains of an Airspeed Ambassador?
		I'm obviously aware of the one slowly returning to shape at Duxford, but are there any other hulls awaiting restoration anywhere in Europe?
		Don't know if there still there and you are welcome to go and look!!!!!
	forum.keypublishing.co.uk /printthread.php?t=39079 (105 words)

	- The Airfix Tribute Forum - :: Airspeed Ambassador
		- The Airfix Tribute Forum - :: Airspeed Ambassador
		Posted: Wed 06 Sep 2006 16:51 pm Post subject: Airspeed Ambassador
		This is the same type of aircraft that was carrying the Manchester United Busby Babes when it crashed in Munich.
	airfixtributeforum.myfastforum.org /Airspeed_Ambassador_about2727.html (296 words)

	Seen one of these before?
		I ran across this jewel recently and the more I look at it the more it grows on me. I've always lusted after a Super Connie but really didn't want the hassle of 4 engines or the fakery of a lightweight Connie with 2 fake nacelles.
		This here Airspeed Ambassador (late 40's British design) has the same sorta Connie look that trips my trigger but only has 2 engines.
		Besides, that Ambassador is just plain funky cool!
	www.rcuniverse.com /forum/m_724388/tm.htm (1166 words)

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