Avro 536

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name=536 and 546


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type=Utility aircraft
manufacturer=Avro
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first flight=May 1919
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retired=1930
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primary user=
more users=Surrey Flying Services
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number built=26
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The Avro 536 and its follow-on design, the 546 were developments of the Avro 504 military biplane, marketed for civil use in the years following World War I. Principally intended for joyriding, the aircraft had greater wing area and a more powerful engine to lift four passengers, seated in two rows of side-by-side seats behind the pilot.

In service at Blackpool, Avro 536s flown by three pilots were able to fly around 500 passengers on their first day of operation. At least one 536 was still providing joyrides on Jersey as late as 1927.

A single variant was produced as the Avro 546, featuring a fully-enclosed cabin for the passengers.

pecifications (536)

aircraft specifications

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ref= [Sharpe, Michael. "Biplanes, Triplanes, an Seaplanes".Pg 65. London, England: Friedman/Fairfax Books , 2000. ISBN 1-58663-300-7.]

crew=1
capacity=4 passengers
length alt=8.97 m
length main=29 ft 5 in
span alt=11.20 m
span main=36 ft 9 in

height alt=3.18 m
height main=10 ft 5 in
area alt=31.1 m²
area main=335 sq ft

empty weight alt=649 kg
empty weight main=1,431 lb
loaded weight alt=1,010 kg
loaded weight main=2,226 lb

engine (prop)=Bentley BR1
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number of props=1
power main= 150 hp
power alt=112 kW
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max speed kmh=145
max speed mph=90

range alt=310 km
range main=190 miles

ceiling alt=3,660 m
ceiling main=12,000 ft

climb rate alt=2.8 m/s
climb rate main=550 ft/min

References

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* [http://www.britishaircraft.co.uk/aircraftpage.php?ID=274 britishaircraft.co.uk]

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