Avro Tutor Aircraft
Tutor, Old Warden | |
Production Details | |
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Design Company: |
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First Flight: |
December 1929 |
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Avro 621: |
66 - A.V.Roe and Co Ltd 57 - South African Air Force 3 - Danish Naval Shipyard |
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Avro 621 Trainers: |
21 - A.V.Roe and Co Ltd |
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Avro 621 Tutor: |
381 - A.V.Roe and Co Ltd |
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Avro 621 Sea Tutor: |
15 - A.V.Roe and Co Ltd |
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Type Specification | |
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Applies to: |
Avro 621 Tutor |
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Type: |
Two seat training biplane |
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Wing: |
Equal span, single bay biplane. Centre section carried above the fuselage on one pair of N struts of streamline steel tubing, with one set of streamline steel tube N interplane struts on each side of the fuselage. Wing structure is steel with fabric covering. Ailerons are fitted to all four wings |
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Fuselage: |
Welded steel tube structure. Wooden fairings are filled to provide a good streamlined shape. The covering is of doped linen. |
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Tail Unit: |
Normal monoplane type, constructed entirely of steel tubing and covered with fabric. Balanced rudder and elevators |
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Landing Gear: |
Divided type. Consists of two long struts attached to the centre of the steel tube bracing in the first side bay of the fuselage, and two pairs of radius rods attached to the centreline of the underside of the fuselage |
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Power Plant: |
One 215 hp Armstrong Siddeley Lynx seven cylinder radial air cooled engine |
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Accommodation: |
Tandem open cockpits |
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Dimensions | |
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Span: |
34 ft |
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Length: |
26 ft 6 in |
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Height: |
9 ft 7 in |
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Wing Area: |
300 sq ft |
Weights | |
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Empty: |
1,686 lb |
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Loaded: |
2,396 lb |
Performance | |
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Max Speed: |
116 mph |
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Initial Rate of Climb: |
800 ft/min |
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Service Ceiling: |
14,800 ft |
Preserved in British Museums | |
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Avro 621 Tutor: |
K3241 - Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden Aerodrome - Airworthy |
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