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Avro Tudor
Commercial · WWII (1939–1945)
The Avro Type 688 Tudor was a British piston-engined airliner based on Avro's four-engine Lincoln bomber, itself a descendant of the famous Lancaster heavy bomber, and was Britain's first pressurised airliner. Customers saw the aircraft as little more than a pressurised DC-4, and few orders were forthcoming, important customers preferring to buy US aircraft. The tailwheel undercarriage layout was also dated and a disadvantage.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Commercial
- Domain
- Civil
- Era
- WWII (1939–1945)
- Engine
- 4× V-12 liquid-cooled piston engines
- Thrust / Power
- 1770 hp each
- Length (ft)
- 79
- Wingspan (ft)
- 120
- MTOW (lb)
- 76000
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 30100
- Range (mi)
- 4660
- Max Speed (mph)
- 290