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Type: Fighter |
| Manufacturer:
Avro |
| Service:
1926 - 1931 |
| First
Flight: 26 June 1926 |
| Production:
1 |
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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.
The Avenger was designed as a private venture. As originally built, it was powered by a Napier Lion VIII of 525-hp and it first flew on 26 June 1926 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.
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| TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS ( Avenger) |
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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 ft (22.7 m)
- Empty weight: 2,368 lb (1,074 kg)
- Loaded weight: 3,220 lb (1,460 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 x 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 (6,700 m)
- Rate of climb: 2,100 ft/min (10.67 m/s)
Armament
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