Armstrong Whitworth civil aircraft projects 1934

[Schneiderman]

Prior to finalising the design of the AW27 Ensign Armstrong Whitworth worked on a number of alternative airliner types

 

[PMN1]

The narrowing towards the tail of options 2, 3 and 4 seems a bit excessive wasting potential space at the rear of the aircraft and wings look thick enough to walk an elephant on.

 

[hesham]

Amazing Projects Schneiderman,

but can I ask you that,during middle of 1930s,the Type numbers was appeared,did
those airplanes belong to it or not ?,please see;

http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,9673.msg254528.html#msg254528

 

[PMN1]

What were the seating arrangements, 2 looks like a 1 + 1 while 3 and 4 look like a 1 + 2.

 

[Schneiderman]

but can I ask you that,during middle of 1930s,the Type numbers was appeared,did
those airplanes belong to it or not ?,please see;

There is no indication on the drawings and all the numbers between AW15, Atalanta, and AW27, Ensign, appear to have been assigned to known projects. I suspect that they are early concepts that were not given official project numbers

 

[Schneiderman]

What were the seating arrangements, 2 looks like a 1 + 1 while 3 and 4 look like a 1 + 2.

Yes, that is correct

 

[hesham]

Thanks.

 

[Schneiderman]

The narrowing towards the tail of options 2, 3 and 4 seems a bit excessive wasting potential space at the rear of the aircraft and wings look thick enough to walk an elephant on.

The fuselage construction looks to be the same as for the AW15 Atalanta rather than the metal monocoque adopted for the AW27 Ensign.
I also just noticed that the original drawing dates are November 1933, signed off in March 1934.