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Airspeed AS.57 Ambassador

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Produced Variants

AS.57 Ambassador Srs.1 Short-to-medium-haul high wing passenger aircraft to Specification C.25/43. Three crew and seating for 47
 passengers. First prototype fitted with two 2470 h.p. Bristol Centaurus 130 powerplants, the second with two
 2450 h.p. Bristol Centaurus 630's.
AS.57 Ambassador Srs.2Production version featuring two 2625 h.p. Bristol Centaurus 661 powerplants.


Projected Variants

AS.59 Ambassador Mk.II Four Rolls-Royce Dart turboprop powerplants.
  There were also more radical proposed Ambassador developments as listed under Projects


Production List Page Top
C/n
Initial Registration
Notes
 2 prototypes built by Airspeed Ltd., Christchurch, to contract Acft/3588. First flew July 1948.
 61  G-AGUA  Allotted serial RT665 but not used
 62  G-AKRD  Allotted serial RT668 but not used. To Rolls Royce Ltd, May 1966.
 1 Series 2 aircraft built by Airspeed Ltd., Christchurch, to contract 6/Acft/3006. Delivered Oct 1949.
 5210  G-ALFR  To D. Napier & Son Ltd., Oct 1959.
 20 Series 2 aircraft built by Airspeed Ltd., Christchurch, for BEA. Built between 1951 and 1953.
 5211  G-AMAD  To BEA. Originally G-ALZN but ntu. To BKS July 1957. Freighter conv. by Aviation Traders (ATL) in Oct 1967 for BKS Cargo.
 5212  G-ALZN  To BEA. Originally G-ALZO but ntu.
 5213  G-ALZP  To BEA. To Royal Jordanian Air Force as 109 in Sept 1960.
 5214  G-ALZR  To BEA. Rebuilt between May 1963 and Nov 1964 by BKS as freighter.
 5215  G-ALZS  To BEA. To Switzerland Nov 1960 as HB-IEK.
 5216  G-ALZT  To BEA. To BKS Jan 1959.
 5217  G-ALZU  To BEA. 
 5218  G-ALZV  To BEA. To Globe Air AG, Basle, Switzerland Dec 1961 as HB-IEM.
 5219  G-ALZW  To BEA. To BKS Jan 1959.
 5220  G-ALZX  To BEA. To Butler Air Transport, Australia June 1957 as VH-BUI.
 5221  G-ALZY  To BEA. To Royal Jordanian Air Force as 107 in Dec 1959.
 5222  G-ALZZ  To BEA. To Globe Air AG, Basle, Switzerland Apr 1961 as HB-IEL.
 5223  G-AMAA  To BEA. To Shell Aircraft Ltd. Jan 1960.
 5224  G-AMAB  To BEA. 
 5225  G-AMAC  To BEA. To BKS June 1960.
 5226  G-ALZO  To BEA. Freighter conversion by Marshalls Cambridge March 1959; to Jordan Air Force as 108 in May 1960
 5227  G-AMAE  To BEA. To Butler Air Transport, Australia June 1957 as VH-BUK.
 5228  G-AMAF  To BEA. To Globe Air AG, Basle, Switzerland Feb 1962 as HB-IEI.
 5229  G-AMAG  To BEA. To Shell Aircraft Ltd. Jan 1960.
 5230  G-AMAH  To BEA. To Butler Air Transport, Australia Aug 1957 as VH-BUJ.
Total Production   23




Production Summary

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All Aircraft By Type
Type Delivered New Conv. Canc'd Total
 Ambassador Srs.1 3     3
 Ambassador Srs.2 20     20
  23 0 0 23


Production References
  1. Airspeed Aircraft Since 1931, H.A. Taylor (Putnam, 1970)
  2. Air Britain Archive, 2002/4 to 2003/3 (Air-Britain Publications)

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