Avro Type F

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name=Type F


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type=Experimental aircraft
manufacturer=A.V.Roe and Company
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first flight=1 May 1912
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The Avro Type F was an early British aircraft from Avro and the first aircraft in the world to feature a completely enclosed cabin. Some say it was the first airliner.

Design and development

It was a wire-braced monoplane of conventional configuration with a tailskid undercarriage. The fuselage itself was teardrop-shaped with flat sides and "glazed" with celluloid windows around the cabin. Two circular windows at the pilot's head level could be opened for the pilot's head to protrude when flying under poor visibility. Ingress and egress was via a trapdoor in the fuselage top. The cabin was quite cramped - at its widest point only 2 feet (60 cm) across.

The Type F made a few test flights in mid 1912 until damaged beyond repair in a hard landing on 13 September after which it was not repaired.It was slightly overweight with many people on board. Its Viale engine is on display at the Science Museum in London.

pecifications

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crew=one pilot
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length m=7.01
length ft=23
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span m=8.84
span ft=29
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height m=2.29
height ft=7
height in=6
wing area sqm=14.7
wing area sqft=158

empty weight kg=250
empty weight lb=550
gross weight kg=360
gross weight lb=800

eng1 number=1
eng1 type=Viale 5-cylinder radial
eng1 kw= 26
eng1 hp= 35

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max speed kmh=105
max speed mph=65

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climb rate ms=1.5
climb rate ftmin=300

References

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* [http://www.britishaircraft.co.uk/aircraftpage.php?ID=287 britishaircraft.co.uk]

External links

* [http://www.britishaircraft.co.uk/aircraftpage.php?ID=287 British Aircraft Directory]

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