Armstrong Whitworth Starling

The Armstrong Whitworth A.W.14 Starling was a prototype British single-seat biplane fighter developed for the Royal Air Force in the late 1920s which unsuccessfully competed against the Bristol Bulldog.

[1][2][3] Two prototypes were ordered, with the first J8027, powered by a 385 hp (287 kW) Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar VII radial engine which was flown on 12 May 1927.

[4] The prototype was evaluated against the later Specification F.9/26 in February 1926, but was rejected by the RAF, who instead selected the Bristol Bulldog.

[5] With the civil registration G-AAHC it was shown at Olympia in London in July 1929 and was cancelled from the register in December 1930.

[7] Powered by a 525 hp (391 kW) Armstrong Siddeley Panther II engine, it first flew on 5 December 1929.

AW Starling 3-view drawing from NACA Aircraft Circular No.82