Airspeed Oxford - Variants

Variants

AS.10 Oxford I

To produce the Oxford I for the Royal Air Force, Airspeed increased the wingspan, modified the nose and employed fully cowled Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah IX radial engines of 350 hp (265 kW). The first Mark I flew on 19 June 1937 and entered service with the Central Flying School in November of that year. By the start of the war, about 300 Mk I Oxfords were in service with the RAF, while a number were also being used by the Royal New Zealand Air Force to train pilots for the RAF.

AS.10 Oxford II

The prevalence of powered turrets by the start of the war meant the Oxford's role as a gunnery trainer lapsed. The Oxford II, 70 of which were in service by the start of the war, dispensed with the turret and were used primarily as radio and navigation trainers.

AS.10 Oxford III

Powered by two Cheetah XV engines with 425 hp (315 kW) and Rotol constant-speed propellers, used for navigation and radio training.

AS.10 Oxford IV

Flying test-bed for de Havilland Gipsy Queen IV engines.

Oxford T.II

Only 9 of these were built, eight of them being conversions of Mk Is.

AS.40 Oxford

Civil conversion for radio research, two built.

AS.41 Oxford

Used by Miles Aircraft as a flying test-bed for Alvis Leonides engine, one conversion.

AS.42 Oxford

Oxford I to meet Specification T.39/37 for New Zealand.

AS.43 Oxford

Survey variant of the AS.42

AS.46 Oxford V

The final variant, upgraded to Pratt & Whitney R-985 radial engines with 450 hp (335 kW) and Hamilton-Standard variable pitch propellers. Many Mark I and II Oxfords were upgraded to the Mark V standard.

AS.65 Consul

After the end of WWII, over 150 aircraft surplus ex-RAF Oxfords were converted for civilian transport operation; this type was known as the Airspeed Consul.