Avro Avocet Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

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

First Flight:

December 1927

Avocet:

2 - A.V.Roe and Co Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Avro 584 Avocet

Type:

Fleet fighter

Wing:

Staggered single bay sesquiplane. Upper wing only has dihedral and full span ailerons

Fuselage:

Circular section fuselage mounted between the wings

Tail Unit:

Braced tailplane at base of fin with single rudder

Landing Gear:

Interchangable float and wheel undercarriage

Power Plant:

One 180 hp Armstrong Siddeley Lynx IV

Accommodation:

Single open cockpit for pilot

Armament:

Two Vickers guns, one on each side of the fuselage

Span:

29 ft

Length:

24 ft 6 in

Height:

11 ft 8.5 in

Wing Area:

308 sq ft

Tare:

1,621 lb

All-up:

2,495 lb

Speed:

Unknown

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