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Avro 642 Eighteen

YEAR BUILT:

1934

NUMBER BUILT:

3

WINGSPAN:

71 ft 3 in

LENGTH:

54 ft 6 in

HEIGHT:

11 ft 6 in

CREW:

2 (+ 16 passengers)

MAX SPEED:

156 mph

POWERPLANT:

2 x Armstrong Siddley Jaguar IVD (450 hp) or 4 x Lynx IVC (215 hp)

ARMAMENT:

None

Avro Eighteen (Type 642)

NOTES:

Development of the Avro Ten. Various uses including domestic flights, delivering British newspapers to France, and carrying bullion from Paris to London.

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