Avro Avian Aircraft

Avian IIIA, Manchester

Production Details

Design Company:

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

First Flight:

September 1927

Avro 581:

1 - A.V.Roe and Co Ltd

Avian I:

2 - A.V.Roe and Co Ltd

Avian II:

9 - A.V.Roe and Co Ltd

Avian III:

92 - A.V.Roe and Co Ltd

Avian IV:

92 - A.V.Roe and Co Ltd

Avian IVM:

170 - A.V.Roe and Co Ltd 17 - Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co Ltd, Canada 7 - Whittlesey Body Co Inc, USA

Sports Avian:

16 - A.V.Roe and Co Ltd

Avian Monoplane:

2 - A.V.Roe and Co Ltd

Avian IVA:

1 - A.V.Roe and Co Ltd

Avian V:

1 - A.V.Roe and Co Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Avro 616 Avian IVM

Type:

Two seat light aircraft

Wing:

Single bay unswept, unstaggered biplane. Ailerons on lower wing only

Fuselage:

Welded steel tube fuselage covered with fabric, on lower wing

Tail Unit:

Monoplane tail with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Split axle type gear. Main leg carries through wing to upper longeron with axle and radius rod to lower centreline of fuselage

Power Plant:

One 100 hp de Havilland Gipsy I engine in nose

Accommodation:

Tandem open cockpits, forward cockpit between wings, other just aft

Span:

28 ft

Length:

24 ft 3 in

Height:

8 ft 6 in

Wing Area:

245 sq ft

Tare:

1,000 lb

All-up:

1,600 lb

Max Speed:

100 mph

Initial Climb:

600 ft/min

Ceiling:

12,500 ft

Range:

360 miles

Preserved in British Museums

Avian IIIA:

G-EBZM - Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, Manchester - Display

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