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Avro 500

YEAR BUILT:

1912

NUMBER BUILT:

12

WINGSPAN:

36 ft

LENGTH:

29 ft

HEIGHT:

9 ft 9 in

CREW:

1

MAX SPEED:

61 mph

POWERPLANT:

1 x 50 hp Gnome or 1 x 100 hp Gnome

ARMAMENT:

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Undergoing military trials at Upavon, 1912

NOTES:

Evolution of the Type E and the new numerical classification marked the most successful Avro aeroplane to date. The Avro 500 was ordered by the War Office.

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