Avro Aircraft Types
AVRO 527
YEAR BUILT: 1916
WINGSPAN: 36 ft
NUMBER BUILT: 1
CREW: 2
ARMAMENT: 1 x 0.303 Lewis gun
POWERPLANT: 1 x 150 hp Sunbeam
At Farnborough in 1916.
At Farnborough in 1916.
NOTES: An attempt to resurrect the Avro 504 as a fighter aeroplane.
AVRO 528
YEAR BUILT: 1916
WINGSPAN: 65 ft
NUMBER BUILT: 1
CREW: 2
LENGTH: 33 ft 8 in
POWERPLANT: 1 x 250 hp Sunbeam
At Hamble.
At Hamble.
NOTES: Known as the Silver King. Long-range bomber built for the Admiralty.
AVRO 529
YEAR BUILT: 1916/17
NUMBER BUILT: 2
CREW: 3
WINGSPAN: 63 ft (64 ft 1 in)
LENGTH: 39 ft 8 in
HEIGHT: 13 ft
MAX SPEED: 95 mph (116 mph)
ARMAMENT: 2 x .303 Lewis guns (plus 20 x 50 lb bombs)
POWERPLANT: 2 x 190 hp Rolls-Royce Falcon (Avro 529) or 2 x 230 hp B.H.P (Avro 529A)
At Hamble.
At Hamble.
NOTES: The Avro 529 was a modification of the Avro Pike and was ordered by the Admiralty for long-range bombing duties. The specifications in brackets are for the Avro 529A.
AVRO 530
YEAR BUILT: 1917
WINGSPAN: 36 ft
HEIGHT: 9 ft 7 in
NUMBER BUILT: 2
CREW: 2
LENGTH: 28 ft 6 in
MAX SPEED: 114 mph
ARMAMENT: 1 x .303 Vickers machine gun plus 1 x .303 Lewis gun
POWERPLANT: 1 x 200 hp Hispano-Suiza or 1 x 200 hp Sunbeam Arab
NOTES: Two-seater fighter biplane which failed to secure orders because of an engine shortage.
AVRO SPIDER
TYPE 531
YEAR BUILT: 1918
WINGSPAN: 28 ft 6 in
HEIGHT: 7 ft 10 in
NUMBER BUILT: 1
CREW: 1
LENGTH: 20 ft 6 in
MAX SPEED: 120 mph
ARMAMENT: 1 x .303 Vickers machine gun
POWERPLANT: 1 x 110 hp Le Rhône or 1 x 130 hp Clerget
At Hamble.
At Hamble.
NOTES: Spent a short time at the 'School of Special Flying' at Gosport and was also used by the Avro Transport Company.
AVRO MANCHESTER
TYPE 533
YEAR BUILT: 1918
WINGSPAN: 60 ft
HEIGHT: 12 ft 6 in
NUMBER BUILT: 3
LENGTH: 37 ft
CREW: 3
MAX SPEED: 112 mph - 119 mph
POWERPLANT: 2 x 320 hp A.B.C. Dragonfly I or 2 x 300 hp Siddeley Puma or 2 x 400 hp Liberty 12
In December 1918.
In December 1918.
NOTES: Not to be confused with the Avro 679 Manchester. Uncertainty over engine type led to delayed production.
AVRO BABY
TYPE 534
POWERPLANT: 1 x 35 hp Green or 1 x 60 hp A.D.C. Cirrus I or 1 x 80 hp Le Rhône
MAX SPEED: 78 - 90 mph
CREW: 1
HEIGHT: 7 ft 6 in
LENGTH: 17 ft 6 in
WINGSPAN: 25 ft
NUMBER BUILT: 9
YEAR BUILT: 1919
At Hamble.
At Hamble.
NOTES: Set many records. In 1919 it won the Handicap section of the Aerial Derby and the Victor Trophy Race. Roy Chadwick was injured when he crashed an Avro Baby. Also Avro 543 Baby two-seater and Avro 554 Antarctic Baby.
AVRO 536
YEAR BUILT: 1919
WINGSPAN: 36 ft 9 in
HEIGHT: 10 ft 5 in
NUMBER BUILT: 26
LENGTH: 29 ft 5 in
CREW: 1 (+ 4 passengers)
MAX SPEED: 90 mph
POWERPLANT: 1 x 130 hp Clerget or 1 x 150 hp Bentley B.R.1
At Hamble in May 1919.
At Hamble in May 1919.
NOTES: Used by the Avro Transport Company, Berkshire Aviation Tours and Surrey Flying Services. A 4-seater variant was assigned as Type 546.
AVRO 538
YEAR BUILT: 1919
WINGSPAN: 28 ft
HEIGHT: 8 ft 6 in
NUMBER BUILT: 1
LENGTH: 20 ft 6 in
CREW: 1
MAX SPEED: 125 mph
POWERPLANT: 1 x 150 hp Bentley B.R.1
At Birkdale Sands, Southport, 1919.
At Birkdale Sands, Southport, 1919.
NOTES: Civil version on the Avro Spider used by the Avro Transport Company.
AVRO 539
YEAR BUILT: 1919
WINGSPAN: 25 ft 6 in
HEIGHT: 9 ft 9 in
NUMBER BUILT: 1
LENGTH: 21 ft 4 in
CREW: 1
MAX SPEED: 125 mph
POWERPLANT: 1 x 240 hp Siddeley Puma or 1 x 450 hp Napier Lion
At Bournemouth on 10th September 1919.
At Bournemouth on 10th September 1919.
NOTES: Single-seater racer aeroplane which could be raced as a landplane or seaplane. Entered the 1919 Schneider Trophy Race as the reserve aircraft for the British team.