Airspeed Ambassador - Specifications

Specifications

Data from Jackson 1959, p. 30

General characteristics

• Crew: 3
• Capacity: Up to 60 passengers
• Length: 82 ft 0 in (24.99 m)
• Wingspan: 115 ft 0 in (35.05 m)
• Height: 18 ft 10 in (5.74 m)
• Wing area: 1,200 ft² (111.48 m²)
• Empty weight: 35,377 lb (16,047 kg)
• Loaded weight: 52,500 lb (23,814 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Bristol Centaurus 661 two-row sleeve-valve radial piston engine, 2,625 hp (1,958 kw) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: (75% power, 11,650 (5,284 kg)) 312 mph
• Cruise speed: 260 mph (418 km/h)
• Range: 550 miles (885km)
• Rate of climb: 1,250 ft/min (6.35 m/s)