In the flier language airspeed designates the airspeed of an airplane relative to surrounding air.

The company Airspeed Ltd. was a British airplane manufacturer, that was created 1931 by Nevil Shute Norway and Hessel Tiltman in York (England).

After first some double-decker types were manufactured concentrated one then on the production of modern Eindecker. 1933 was referred new production areas in Portsmouth. 1934 were limit-OD-thrown the company Teil of the Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson.

One achieved largest economic success during 2. World war with the airspeed AS 10 Oxford, by which about 8,500 machines were manufactured. Likewise became the company admits by the supply of transport gliders, which types airspeed AS 51 Horsa and airspeed AS 58 Horsa II, which came on a number of items of approximately 3,500.

In June 1940 de Havilland transferred the portions of Swan Hunters at the company. After the war one began to adapt as 10 for the civilian market, from which the airspeeds AS 65 Consul developed. One tried to seize AS 57 by the airspeeds again in the civilian market foot. But this succeeded to nicht.1948 also the preference stocks of de Havilland was taken over and in June 1951 took over de Havilland the company Airspeed completely, who became thereby a part de Havilland of the enterprise.

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