Avro Aircraft Types
ROE I BIPLANE
YEAR BUILT: 1908
NUMBER BUILT: 1
WINGSPAN: 36 ft
LENGTH: 23 ft
CREW: 1
POWERPLANT: 1 x 6 hp JAP or 1 x 24 hp Antoinette
A.V. Roe modifying the Roe I Biplane at Brooklands, 1908.
A.V. Roe modifying the Roe I Biplane at Brooklands, 1908.
NOTES: Unofficial first flight on 8th June 1908 at Brooklands, Weybridge.
ROE I TRIPLANE
YEAR BUILT: 1909
NUMBER BUILT: 2
WINGSPAN: 20 ft
LENGTH: 23 ft
HEIGHT: 9 ft
CREW: 1
MAX SPEED: 25 mph
POWERPLANT: 1 x 9 hp JAP
A.V. Roe with the Roe I Triplane at Blackpool, October, 1909.
A.V. Roe with the Roe I Triplane at Blackpool, October, 1909.
NOTES: A.V. Roe completes the first flight in an all British aircraft by a British pilot when he flies the Roe I Triplane at Lea Marshes, Walthamstow, on 13th July 1909.
ROE II TRIPLANE
YEAR BUILT: 1910
NUMBER BUILT: 2
WINGSPAN: 26 ft
LENGTH: 23 ft
HEIGHT: 9 ft
CREW: 1
MAX SPEED: 40 mph
POWERPLANT: 1 x 35 hp Green
At the Olympia Aero Show, London, March 1910.
At the Olympia Aero Show, London, March 1910.
NOTES: Also known as the Mercury, the Roe II Triplane was the first aeroplane to be built at Brownsfield Mill.
ROE III TRIPLANE
YEAR BUILT: 1910
NUMBER BUILT: 4
WINGSPAN: 31 ft
LENGTH: 23 ft
CREW: 1 (plus 1 passenger)
POWERPLANT: 1 x 35 hp JAP or 1 x 35 hp Green
Alliott Verdon-Roe flying with a passenger at Blackpool, July 1910.
Alliott Verdon-Roe flying with a passenger at Blackpool, July 1910.
NOTES: A.V. Roe passes the Royal Aero Club test in this aeroplane to gain his Aviators Certificate.
ROE IV TRIPLANE
YEAR BUILT: 1910
NUMBER BUILT: 1
WINGSPAN: 32 ft
LENGTH: 30 ft
HEIGHT: 9 ft
CREW: 1
POWERPLANT: 1 x 35 hp Green
Replica.
Replica.
NOTES: Howard Pixton gained flying experience with this aeroplane.
AVRO TYPE D
YEAR BUILT: 1911
NUMBER BUILT: 7
WINGSPAN: 31 ft
LENGTH: 28 ft
HEIGHT: 9 ft 2 in
CREW: 1
SPEED: 45 - 50 mph
POWERPLANT: 1 x 35 hp Green or 1 x 45 hp Green or 1 x 35 hp Viale or 1 x 50 hp Isaacson or 1 x 50 hp E.N.V
At Brooklands, October 1911.
At Brooklands, October 1911.
NOTES: Became the first British aeroplane to take off from water on 18th November 1911 at Barrow-in-Furness.
AVRO TYPE E
YEAR BUILT: 1912
WINGSPAN: 36 ft
HEIGHT: 9 ft 9 in
NUMBER BUILT: 1
LENGTH: 30 ft 6 in
CREW: 1
MAX SPEED: 50 mph
POWERPLANT: 1 x 60 hp E.N.V or 1 x 60 hp A.B.C
At Shoreham circa. 1912.
At Shoreham circa. 1912.
NOTES: An evolution of the Type D, used by the Avro Flying School at Shoreham.
AVRO TYPE F
YEAR BUILT: 1912
NUMBER BUILT: 1
WINGSPAN: 28 ft
LENGTH: 23 ft
CREW: 1
MAX SPEED: 65 mph
POWERPLANT: 1 x 35 hp Viale
At Brooklands, 1912.
At Brooklands, 1912.
NOTES: First aircraft in the world with a fully enclosed cockpit.
AVRO TYPE G
YEAR BUILT: 1912
WINGSPAN: 35 ft 3 in
HEIGHT: 9 ft 9 in
NUMBER BUILT: 1
LENGTH: 28 ft 6 in
CREW: 1
MAX SPEED: 61.8 mph
POWERPLANT: 1 x 60 hp Green
At Larkhill, August 1912.
At Larkhill, August 1912.
NOTES: Designed for the Military Aeroplane Competition of August 1912 and awarded £100 for completing all the tests.
AVRO 500
YEAR BUILT: 1912
WINGSPAN: 36 ft
HEIGHT: 9 ft 9 in
NUMBER BUILT: 12
LENGTH: 29 ft
CREW: 1
MAX SPEED: 61 mph
POWERPLANT: 1 x 50 hp Gnome or 1 x 100 hp Gnome
Undergoing military trials at Upavon, 1912.
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.