Avro Aircraft Types
AVRO 560
YEAR BUILT: 1923
WINGSPAN: 36 ft
NUMBER BUILT: 1
LENGTH: 21 ft
CREW: 1
POWERPLANT: 1 x 698 cc Blackburne Tomtit
In September 1923.
In September 1923.
NOTES: Designed by A.V. Roe himself for the Daily Mail Light Aeroplane Trials in 1923.
AVRO ANDOVER
TYPE 561
YEAR BUILT: 1924
WINGSPAN: 68 ft
HEIGHT: 15 ft 3 in
NUMBER BUILT: 3
LENGTH: 51 ft 3 in
CREW: 2 (+ 12 passengers)
MAX SPEED: 110 mph
POWERPLANT: 1 x 650 hp Rolls-Royce Condor III
NOTES: Military transport and flying ambulance. Converted from the 549 Aldershot.
AVRO AVIS
TYPE 562
YEAR BUILT: 1924
NUMBER BUILT: 1
WINGSPAN: 30 ft 1 in
LENGTH: 24 ft
HEIGHT: 9 ft
CREW: 1 (+ 1 passenger)
MAX SPEED: 75 mph
POWERPLANT: 1 x 1,096 cc Blackburne Thrush or 1 x 1,500 cc Blackburne Thrush or 1 x 1,096 cc Bristol Cherub I or 1 x 1,096 cc Bristol Cherub II
At Hamble in 1924.
At Hamble in 1924.
NOTES: Built specifically for the Air Ministry's Two Seal Light Aeroplane Trials in 1924. Hinkler won the Grosvenor Challenge Trophy in this aeroplane.
AVRO ANDOVER
TYPE 563
YEAR BUILT: 1925
WINGSPAN: 68 ft
HEIGHT: 16 ft 1.5 in
NUMBER BUILT: 1
LENGTH: 51 ft 7 in
CREW: 2 (+ 12 passengers)
MAX SPEED: 110 mph
POWERPLANT: 1 x 650 hp Rolls-Royce Condor III
NOTES: Civil version of the Avro 561 Andover.
AVRO AVENGER I
TYPE 566
YEAR BUILT: 1926
WINGSPAN: 32 ft
HEIGHT: 10 ft 3 in
NUMBER BUILT: 1
LENGTH: 25 ft 6 in
CREW: 1
MAX SPEED: 180 mph
POWERPLANT: 1 x 525 hp Napier Lion VIII
NOTES: Initially designed as a single-seat fighter.
AVRO AVENGER II
TYPE 567
YEAR BUILT: 1926
WINGSPAN: 28 ft
HEIGHT: 9 ft 9 in
NUMBER BUILT: 1
LENGTH: 25 ft 6 in
CREW: 1
POWERPLANT: 1 x 553 hp Napier Lion IX
NOTES: Competed in several races including the 1928 King's Cup.
AVRO BUFFALO I
TYPE 571
YEAR BUILT: 1926
WINGSPAN: 46 ft
HEIGHT: 13 ft 9 in
NUMBER BUILT: 1
LENGTH: 36 ft 6 in
CREW: 2
MAX SPEED: 135 mph
POWERPLANT: 1 x 450 hp Napier Lion VA
In 1927.
In 1927.
NOTES: Produced in response to Specification 21/23 for a deck-landing bomber.
AVRO BUFFALO II
TYPE 572
YEAR BUILT: 1927
WINGSPAN: 37 ft 3 in
HEIGHT: 14 ft
NUMBER BUILT: 1
LENGTH: 37 ft 3 in
CREW: 2
MAX SPEED: 135 mph
POWERPLANT: 1 x 530 hp Napier Lion XIA
NOTES: Evolution of the Type 571.
AVRO 581 AVIAN
TYPE 581
YEAR BUILT: 1926
WINGSPAN: 32 ft
HEIGHT: 8 ft 3 in
NUMBER BUILT: 1
LENGTH: 24 ft 3 in
CREW: 2
MAX SPEED: 70 mph
POWERPLANT: 1 x 70 hp Armstrong Siddeley Genet
With Avro test pilot Bert Hinkler.
With Avro test pilot Bert Hinkler.
NOTES: Prototype for the Avian series of biplanes. Won six-lap race at the Daily Mail Light Aeroplane Trials in 1926. Bert Hinkler flew solo from England to Australia in 15 days, smashing the world's long-distance record.
AVRO AVOCET
TYPE 584
YEAR BUILT: 1926
WINGSPAN: 29 ft
HEIGHT: 11 ft 10 in
NUMBER BUILT: 2
LENGTH: 27 ft 6 in
CREW: 1
POWERPLANT: 1 x 180 hp Armstrong Siddeley Lynx IV
ARMAMENT: 2 x 0.303 Vickers machine guns
NOTES: A naval seaplane fighter designed for Specification 17/25. Used as a practice machine for Schneider Trophy pilots.