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Avro 500

Pioneer Age (pre-1919)

Avro 500 — Fixed Wing
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The Avro Type E, Type 500, and Type 502 made up a family of early British military aircraft, regarded by Alliott Verdon Roe as his firm's first truly successful design. It was a forerunner of the Avro 504, one of the outstanding aircraft of the First World War.

Specifications

Category
Fixed Wing
Domain
Civil
Era
Pioneer Age (pre-1919)
Engine
1× 4-cylinder water-cooled in-line piston engine
Length (ft)
30
Wingspan (ft)
36
Empty Weight (lb)
1100
MTOW (lb)
1650
Endurance (hr)
6 hours
Max Speed (mph)
50