Avro 560

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Avro 560
Type Ultralight Monoplane
Manufacturer A.V.Roe and Company Limited
Maiden flight 1923
Introduced 1923
Number built 1

The Avro 560 was a British single-engined ultralight monoplane built by Avro at Hamble Aerodrome.

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[edit] Design and development

The Avro 560 was designed for the 1923 Daily Mail-sponsored light-aeroplane trials for single-seaters at Lympne Aerodrome. The Avro 560 was an ultralight built of wood and fabric construction, it was a cantilever high wing monoplane. It was powered by a 698cc Blackburne Tomtit engine. The aircraft was flown by Bert Hinkler during the trials held in October 1923, the 560 did well and recorded an average of 63.3 miles (101.9lm) on each Imperial gallon (4.5 litres). The aircraft was evaluated by the Air Ministry after the trials but was not chosen for further production and only one 560 was built.

[edit] Operators

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[edit] Specifications

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 21 ft 0 in (6.40 m)
  • Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.97 m)
  • Height: ()
  • Wing area: 138 ft² (12.82 m²)
  • Empty weight: 285 lb (129 kg)
  • Max takeoff weight: 471 lb (214 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1× Blackburne Tomtit Upright two-cylinder motorcycle engine, 698cc ()

Performance


[edit] References

  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. 

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[edit] See also

Comparable aircraft Hawker Cygnet

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