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armstrong whitworth locomotive Joseph Whitworth was born in Stockport in 1804, apprenticing as a mechanic at an Ambergate cotton mill. In 1887 Whitworth died, a multi-millionaire in today's terms, his empire was sold to Armstrong and the company renamed the Sir W.G. Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd. Lord Armstrong was also a very wealthy man, in 1894 he purchased Bamburgh Castle, having the majority of it rebuilt. During 1932 a prototype shunting locomotive was constructed by Armstrong Whitworth that perhaps could be considered the joint precursor (with English Electric demonstrator 7079 of 1936) of a vast fleet of 0-6-0 diesel electric shunters for British Railways. www.derbysulzers.com /aw.html   (3767 words)

Armstrong Siddeley Armstrong Siddeley's rather staid image was endorsed during the 1930s by a range of six-cylinder cars with ohv engines though a four cylinder 12hp was produced up until 1936. A reminder that Armstrong Siddeley was one of, the country's largest manufacturers of aeroengines came in 1933 when the 5 litre six-cylinder Siddeley Special was announced with Hiduminium aluminium alloy engine. The very week the war in Europe ended, Armstrong Siddeley announced their first postwar models: the Lancaster four-door saloon and the Hurricane drophead coupé, echoing the names of aircraft built by the Hawker Siddeley Group (as it had become in 1935) during the war. www.vea.qc.ca /vea/marques1/armstrong.htm   (327 words)

Armstrong Whitworth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth and Co Ltd was a major British manufacturing company of the early years of the 20th century. Headquartered in Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, Armstrong Whitworth engaged in the construction of armaments, ships, locomotives, automobiles, and aircraft. The company was formed in 1897 as a merger of the engineering firms of William Armstrong and Joseph Whitworth. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Armstrong-Whitworth   (726 words)

William George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William George Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong (November 26, 1810 – December 27, 1900) was an English industrialist, the effective founder of the Armstrong Whitworth manufacturing empire. In 1847, Armstrong founded the Elswick works at Newcastle, to produce hydraulic machinery, cranes and bridges, soon to be followed by artillery, notably the Armstrong breech-loading gun, which re-equipped the British army after the Crimean War. Rifled and throwing a shell-shaped projectile, the Armstrong gun is regarded as marking the birth of modern artillery. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_George_Armstrong   (815 words)

Whitworth Rifled Ordnance Now Whitworth knew little about small arms or ordnance, so in 1855 conducted a series of experiments from which he deduced the twist of the rifling to be too slow for the length and weight of the bullet, causing it to become unstable at the longer ranges. There is little doubt Whitworth pioneered the system later called QF for when he used the gun as a breech-loader he enclosed the propellant charge in a sheet iron cartridge case shaped to fit the hexagonal bore, thus effectively providing obturation. Whitworth pioneered the use of streamlined shot and shell, and demonstrated the significant increase in range obtainable. riv.co.nz /rnza/hist/gun/rifled2.htm   (1160 words)

Armstrong Siddeley Armstrong Siddeley's rather staid image was endorsed during the 1930s by a range of six-cylinder cars with ohv engines though a four cylinder 12hp was produced up until 1936. A reminder that Armstrong Siddeley was one of, the country's largest manufacturers of aeroengines came in 1933 when the 5 litre six-cylinder Siddeley Special was announced with Hiduminium aluminium alloy engine. The very week the war in Europe ended, Armstrong Siddeley announced their first postwar models: the Lancaster four-door saloon and the Hurricane drophead coupé, echoing the names of aircraft built by the Hawker Siddeley Group (as it had become in 1935) during the war. vea.qc.ca /vea/marques1/armstrong.htm   (327 words)

Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft The F.K.9 two-seat fighter-reconnaissance quadruplane was built by Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd as... Most extensively built of all Armstrong Whitworth aircraft was the Whitley heavy bomber, designed to... The Armstrong Whitworth AW.55 Apollo was designed as a competitor to the Vickers Viscount in... www.aviastar.org /air/england/a_armstrong_whitworth.html   (321 words)

B C Armstrong Museum   (Site not responding. Last check: ) Armstrong's position left him much free time to develop his fascination in mechanics especially in the use of waterpower to drive machinery. Armstrong surrendered his patents to the government and in return he received his knighthood. Lord Armstrong, the greatest armaments manufacturer of his age, left a company which later amalgamated with Siddeley Deasy Company in 1919 to become Armstrong Siddeley and with Vickers in 1927 leaving a legacy in the engineering world second to none. www.bamburghcastle.com /bc-museum.htm   (582 words)

[No title] Armstrong Siddeley Motors Limited was formed in 1919 with the amalgamation of Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth and Company and the Siddeley Deasy Motor Car Co. Ltd. The first car to carry the Armstrong Siddeley name was the 30HP model which commenced production in 1919 and introduced the sloping V radiator and sphinx mascot which were to become symbols of the marque. Armstrong Siddeley also produced two commercial versions of the 18HP model; a utility coupe and a station coupe, the latter having a short tray and an occasional bench seat behind the front seat in its extended cab. www.armstrongsiddeley.org /armsidhistory.html   (695 words)

North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources The Armstrong Cannon was originally mounted at Purdie Battery, midway in the fort’s seaface. One, a Whitworth cannon, was abandoned by Confederate soldiers at Fort Fisher after a skirmish with Union naval forces in 1863. The return of the Armstrong, Whitworth and Blakely cannons represent the major British makers of armament at Fort Fisher that allowed it to protect blockade-runners around Wilmington and feed the supply line to General Robert E. Lee’s Army in Virginia during the Civil War. www.ncdcr.gov /news/2004/hs11-16-04.asp   (885 words)

Sir Joseph Whitworth (1803-1887) Whitworth had many inventions but it is his work on rifled weapons and artillery that earns him a place in military history. Whitworths reputation as a precision engineer meant that he was asked to design a replacement for the Enfield rifle, which had not performed well during the Crimean War. Whitworth believed strongly in education and in 1868 started a fund for the mechanical training of young lads helping to establish the study of engineering at Manchester University. www.historyofwar.org /articles/people_whitworth.html   (287 words)

Making Everlasting Memories, worldwide memorialization, establish a living family history Armstrong was born in Cobb County, GA on September 6, 1911, the son of the late Alfred Thomas and Nancy Grogan Armstrong. Armstrong was preceded in death by his wife, Irma Whitworth Armstrong; three step-sisters and a brother and sister-in-law, Ira and Thelma Armstrong. Armstrong is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Tommy (Thomas) and Sharon Armstrong of Rome, GA; two grandchildren, Lori Armstrong of Rome, GA and Robbie Armstrong and his wife, Melissa of Adairsville; and a sister and brother-in-law, Audrey and Jim Savage of Panama City, Florida. www.mem.com /display/biography.asp?ID=1220268   (290 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: ) A century later Armstrong Whitworth at their Scotswood works were world leaders in the field of diesel electric locos, a motive power dominant today on non-electrified railways. For the locos of Hawthorn Leslie design, the collection is very extensive and includes such specials as a crane loco, a fireless loco, an electric loco and a diesel loco as well as conventional four and six wheeled steam locos in a range of sizes. The Armstrong Whitworth loco is one of their famous range of Diesel electric loco's produced in the 1930's. www.geocities.com /Pipeline/7107/Tyneloco.html   (370 words)

Whitworth Press Release - Hunger Awareness Project   (Site not responding. Last check: ) Whitworth students who choose to do so can miss five meals in the dining hall and donate a portion of their meal money to the group's fund-raising efforts. According to Whitworth freshman and fund-raising coordinator Jessica Armstrong, a donation of $70 will fund the training of one villager, who will then share information with and train his or her neighbors. Jessica Armstrong, Whitworth student and fund-raising coordinator, (509) 777-3364 or jarmstrong@mail.whitworth.edu. www.whitworth.edu /News/2001_2002/Spring/HungerAwareness.htm   (234 words)

Rolls-Royce: History Armstrong Siddeley was a world famous company renowned for the quality and reliability of its products. It was from here that Armstrong Siddeley and its sister company, Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth Company, became a major player in the design and manufacture of cars, aero engines and aircraft. In 1927, Siddeley bought his company out of Armstrong Whitworth of Newcastle and both Armstrong Siddeley, as it was now known, and Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth Company were now in his control. www.rolls-royce.com /history/heritage/offices/coventry_evo1.jsp   (451 words)

Imperial Airways - Armstrong Whitworth AW27 Ensign A specification was issued in May 1934 by the airline to Armstrong Whitworth and the result was the A.W.27 Ensign, the first of which was ordered in September 1934 at a price of £70,000; delivery was to take place within two years and in May 1935 a further 11 were ordered at £37,000 each. As Armstrong Whitworth was busy with Whitley bomber production at its Coventry factory, the airliners were assembled in the Air Service Training workshops at Hamble. A modest increase in performance was achieved by fitting the more powerful Armstrong Siddeley Tiger IXC engines to the sixth aircraft, and in spite of problems the Ensign fleet served the airline's European routes; 11 had been delivered by the outbreak of war. www.imperial-airways.com /Armstrong_whitworth_aw27_ensign.html   (796 words)

de Havilland, Hawker de Havilland - History Armstrong Whitworth had been involved in aeronautical engineering, and in 1920, a subsidiary company, Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft, was formed specifically to design and manufacture aircraft and utilise the manufacturing facilities developed during WW1 by Siddeley-Deasy. In 1935, Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft was merged with its sister company, Hawker Siddeley Aircraft. Two years later it was purchased by Armstrong Siddeley and amalgamated with Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft to form the Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Company. www.boeing.com /global/Australia/History/hdh.html   (983 words)

Pegasus 1/72 Armstrong Whitworth FK8 The Armstrong Whitworth FK.8 was designed by the innovative Frank Koolhoven, thus the FK in late 1916, with the aircraft entering service in early 1917. Even though only five squadrons on the Western front were equipped with FK.8's, of 19 Victoria Crosses awarded to airmen in WW1, two of went to crews of FK.8's. 1,701 FK.8's were built; 751 by Armstrong Whitworth and 950 by Angus Sanderson. www.internetmodeler.com /1999/august/first-looks/fk8.htm   (581 words)

British Airways Museum Collection - 1920 - 1930 Images Imperial Airways Armstrong Whitworth Argosy at Croydon 1926 Imperial Airways Armstrong Whitworth Argosy G-EBOZ City of Arundel at Khartoum early 1930s Imperial Airways De Havilland DH66 Hercules refuelling at Cairo, 1927 www.bamuseum.com /20-30.html   (145 words)

MANCAT History - Whitworth Whitworth died bequeathing most of his fortune to provide educational and community facilities. The Whitworth Hall on Ashton Old Road, comprising washhouses, baths and a library, was built in 1890. The Armstrong Whitworth Company (thus named following an amalgamation with Sir William Armstrong’s company in 1897) demise was reflective of what happened to the engineering industry in Openshaw after the First World War. www.mancat.ac.uk /aboutus/History/whitworth.htm   (399 words)

Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk.III by Mark Davies (Frog + Flightpath 1/72) The Whitley was Armstrong Whitworth’s first aircraft to incorporate monocoque construction, and proved to be a very strong and robust aircraft. The last Whitley was retired in 1947 after being used by Armstrong Whitworth to tow their AW 52 tailless glider. The rear Armstrong Whitworth turret was again scratch-built based on photos. hsfeatures.com /features04/whitleymkiiimd_1.htm   (3097 words)

Armstrong-Whitworth The Armstrong Siddeley Development Company which controlled Armstrong Whitworth, became part of the Hawker Siddeley Aircraft Company in 1935 and a new factory at Baginton was opened the following year, to produce the famous Whitley plane. Gloster Aircraft merged with Armstrong Whitworth in 1961, and work was transferred from Blackburn to Coventry, where designs for supersonic aircraft were on the drawing board. However, more changes in group organisation took place and with the cancellation of the AW 681 project, it was decided to close the Coventry works in 1965. www.pilotfriend.com /acft_manu/Armstrong-Whitworth.htm   (272 words)

British Airways Museum Collection - 1930 - 1940 Images Imperial Airways Armstrong Whitworth AW15 Atalanta G-ABTI Atalanta at Nairobi Imperial Airways Armstrong Whitworth AW27 Ensign G-ADSR Ensign at Croydon Imperial Airways Armstrong Whitworth AW27 Ensigns and De Havilland DH91 Albatross G-AFDI Frobisher at Croydon www.bamuseum.com /30-40.html   (334 words)

Armstrong Whitworth flying wing AW-52 Through being involved in laminar-flow wing development Armstrong Whitworth was keen to put its experience to practical application Armstrong Whitworth, after cancellation of the bomber project, maintained its interest in a large flying wing and was AW52 was powered by the Derwent and it flew on 1 September 1948, later on trials with the RAE until May 1954 when it was scrapped. www.airbornegrafix.com /HistoricAircraft/FlyingWings/AW52.htm   (163 words)

WW2 Warbirds: the Armstrong-Whitworth Whitley - Frans Bonné It was powered by 2 × Armstrong Siddeley Tiger IX radials, rated at 795 hp (593 kW) each. Armstrong-Whitworth Whitley Mk II Equal to the Whitley Mk I, but powered by 2 × Armstrong Siddeley Tiger VIII, rated at 845 hp (630 kW) each. Dimensionally the same, it reached a max level speed of 209 mph (336 km/h), and had generally improved performances. www.xs4all.nl /~fbonne/warbirds/ww2htmls/armswhitl.html   (789 words)

Armstrong Whitworth Siskin Fighter - Military and Civilian Aircraft The Armstrong Whitworth Siskin's primary role is that of Fighter and is produced by Armstrong Whitworth / Siddeley Deasy - UK. The Armstrong Whitworth Siskin features a top speed of 156 mph (251 km/h) and could reach a maximum altitude of 27,000 ft (8,230 m). The Armstrong Whitworth Siskin was of biplane design, produced in the United Kingdom between the First World War and the Second World War. www.militaryfactory.com /aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=205   (664 words)

Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.14, fighter planes - War Planes Aircraft Collection Always considered a stop-gap until more advanced aircraft came into service, the introduction of radar-equipped Meteor night fighters nevertheless provided the Royal Air Force with valuable experience of jet fighter operations in this most difficult of environments. Gloster Aircraft put forward a proposal for a modified Meteor with amongst other things a lengthened nose to take a radar and repositioned Hispano cannons in the wings. This was accepted but as they were fully committed manufacturing Meteor F8 day fighters it was decided to transfer the development and production of Meteor night fighters to Armstrong Whitworth. www.rafmuseum.org.uk /armstrong-whitworth-meteor-nf14.htm   (179 words)

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