Avro Avenger Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

A.V.Roe and Co Ltd, Newton Heath, Manchester and Hamble Aerodrome, near Southampton, Hants

First Flight:

26 June 1926

Avenger:

1 - A.V.Roe and Co. Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Avro 566 Avenger

Type:

Single seat fighter

Wing:

Staggered, unequal span single bay biplane, ailerons upper wing only. Mainplane built from spruce spars with plywood ribs and fabric covered

Fuselage:

Oval section semi monocoque fuselage of elm frames and spruce longerons, plankes with mahogany and fabric covered

Tail Unit:

Tailplane and fin are cantilever units bolted to stub spars

Landing Gear:

Crossaxle type with tail skid

Power Plant:

One 525 hp Napier Lion VIII engine in nose

Accommodation:

Single open cockpit for pilot aft of wing

Armament:

Twin Vickers guns in side of fuselage

Span:

32 ft

Length:

25 ft 6 in

Height:

10 ft 3 in

Wing Area:

244 sq ft

Tare:

2,368 lb

All-up:

3,220 lb

Max Speed:

180 mph

Initial Climb:

2,100 ft/min

Ceiling:

22,000 ft

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