Avro 560

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name = Avro 560
type = Ultralight Monoplane
manufacturer = A.V.Roe and Company Limited


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first flight = 1923
introduced = 1923
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variants with their own articles = The Avro 560 was a British single-engined ultralight monoplane built by Avro at Hamble Aerodrome.

Design and development

The Avro 560 was designed for the 1923 Daily Mail-sponsored light-aeroplane trials for single-seaters at Lympne Aerodrome. The Avro 560 was an ultralight built of wood and fabric construction, it was a cantilever high wing monoplane. It was powered by a 698cc Blackburne Tomtit engine. The aircraft was flown by Bert Hinkler during the trials held in October 1923, the 560 did well and recorded an average of 63.3 miles (101.9lm) on each Imperial gallon (4.5 litres). The aircraft was evaluated by the Air Ministry after the trials but was not chosen for further production and only one 560 was built.

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pecifications

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length main=21 ft 0 in
length alt= 6.40 m
span main=36 ft 0 in
span alt= 10.97 m
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area main=138 ft²
area alt= 12.82 m²
empty weight main=285 lb
empty weight alt= 129 kg
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max takeoff weight main=471 lb
max takeoff weight alt= 214 kg
engine (prop)=Blackburne Tomtit
type of prop=Upright two-cylinder motorcycle engine
number of props=1
power main=698cc
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References

*cite book |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985)|year= |publisher= Orbis Publishing|location= |issn=

External links

* [http://www.britishaircraft.co.uk/aircraftpage.php?ID=265 British Aircraft Directory]

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