Avro Pike Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

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

First Flight:

November 1916

Avro 523 Pike:

1 - A.V.Roe and Co Ltd

Avro 523A:

1 - A.V.Roe and Co Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Avro 523 Pike

Type:

Long range reconnaissance fighter or short range day or night bomber

Wing:

Three bay biplane with unstaggered, equal span wings

Fuselage:

Rectangular section fuselage mounted on lower wing

Tail Unit:

Braced tailplane with elevator, together with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Divided fixed main undercarriage, each unit with single wheel on main leg, radius rod and axle. Tailskid

Power Plant:

Two 160 hp Sunbeam engines in pusher installation mounted between the wings

Accommodation:

Open cockpit for pilot ahead of the wing. Cockpits for gunners in nose and aft of wing

Armament:

Single Lewis guns provided at gunners cockpits. Bomb bay in fuselage

Span:

60 ft

Length:

39 ft 1 in

Height:

11 ft 8 in

Wing Area:

815 sq ft

Tare:

4,000 lb

All-up:

6,064 lb

Max Speed:

97 mph

Climb:

9 min 30 sec to 5,000 ft

Endurance:

7 hours

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