Avro Avro 558 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

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

First Flight:

1923

Avro 558:

2 - A.V.Roe and Co Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Avro 558

Type:

Single seat ultra light

Wing:

Single bay, staggered, unswept biplane of wooden construction covered with fabric with ailerons on both wings

Fuselage:

Fabric covered wooden fuselage mounted on lower wing

Tail Unit:

Cantilever tailplane with rudder

Landing Gear:

Axle for fixed gear mounted directly to lower longerons with rubber cord with lower half of wheels projecting outside fuselage

Power Plant:

One B and H engine in nose

Accommodation:

Single open cockpit for pilot beneath upper wing

Span:

30 ft

Length:

19 ft 6 in

Height:

Unknown

Wing Area:

166 sq ft

Tare:

294 lb

All-up:

480 lb

Speed:

Unknown

Preserved in British Museums

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