Avro Club Cabet Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

A.V. Roe and Co Ltd, Middleton, Manchester

First Flight:

May 1933

638 Club Cadet:

16 - A.V. Roe and Co Ltd

639 Cabin Cadet:

1 - A.V. Roe and Co Ltd

640 Cabet three-seater:

9 - A.V. Roe and Co Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Avro 638 Club Cadet

Type:

Two seat trainer

Wing:

Staggered unswept biplane with fabric covered wings and ailerons on all four wings

Fuselage:

Rounded fabric covered fuselage

Tail Unit:

Braced tailplane with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Fixed type undercarriage with main gear attached by three struts to fuselage. Tail skid

Power Plant:

One 135 hp Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major I piston engine in nose

Accommodation:

Tandem open cockpits, forward cockpit under upper wing

Span:

30 ft 2 in

Length:

24 ft 9 in

Height:

8 ft 9 in

Wing Area:

262 sq ft

Tare:

1,244 lb

All-up:

2,000 lb

Max Speed:

115 mph

Range:

325 miles

Preserved in British Museums

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