Avro Avenger
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| 566 Avenger | |
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 Avro Type 566 |
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| Type | Fighter |
| Manufacturer | Avro |
| Designed by | Roy Chadwick |
| Maiden flight | 26 June 1926 |
| Retired | 1931 |
| Status | Cancelled |
| Primary user | RAF (intended) |
| Number built | 1 |
The Avro 566 Avenger was a prototype British fighter of the 1920s, designed and built by Avro. It was a single-seat, single-engine biplane of wood and fabric construction. Although it was a streamlined and advanced design, it never entered production.
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[edit] Development
The Avenger was designed as a private venture and Roy Chadwick penned a machine of great aerodynamic cleanliness for its time. As originally built, it was powered by a Napier Lion VIII of 525-hp and it first flew on 26 June 1926 [1] but no order was forthcoming, partly as by the time it was evaluated, the Air Ministry did not favour the Lion as a fighter engine.
In May 1928, the machine was modified as a racer, with equi-span wings of 28 ft 0 in (8.53 in) and revised struts and ailerons; it was fitted with a 553-hp Lion. The machine was subsequently redesignated Avro 567 Avenger II.
The Avenger ended its days as an instructional airframe.
[edit] Specifications (Avenger)
Data from The Complete Book of Fighters[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 25 ft 6 in (7.77 m)
- Wingspan: 32 ft (9.75 m)
- Height: 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m)
- Wing area: 244 ft² [1] (22.7 m²)
- Empty weight: 2,368 lb (1,074 kg)
- Loaded weight: 3,220 lb (1,460 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Napier Lion VIII or IX, 525/553hp ()
Performance
- Maximum speed: 180 mph (290 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 130 mph (209 km/h)
- Service ceiling 22,000 ft[1] (6,700 m)
- Rate of climb: 2,100 ft/min (10.67 m/s)
Armament
- None fitted
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Jackson, A.J. Avro Aircraft since 1908. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1990. ISBN ISBN 0-85177-834-8.
- ^ Green, William. and Swanborough, Gordon. The Complete Book of Fighters. New York: Smithmark Publishers Inc., 1994. ISBN 0-8317-3939-8.
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