Armstrong Whitworth Apollo

AW.55 Apollo
The second AW.55 Apollo in use by the Empire Test Pilot School at Farnborough in September 1954
General information
TypeFour-engined turboprop airliner
ManufacturerArmstrong Whitworth
Primary usersAeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment
Number built2
History
Introduction date1952
First flight1949
Retired1957

The Armstrong Whitworth AW.55 Apollo was a 1940s British four-engine turboprop airliner built by Armstrong Whitworth at Baginton. The aircraft was in competition with the Vickers Viscount but was beset with engine problems and only two were built.