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Avro 562 Avis

YEAR BUILT:

1924

NUMBER BUILT:

1

WINGSPAN:

30 ft 1 in

LENGTH:

24 ft

HEIGHT:

9 ft

CREW:

1 (+ 1 passenger)

MAX SPEED:

75 mph

POWERPLANT:

1 x 1,096 cc Blackburne Thrush or 1 x 1,500 cc Blackburne Thrush or 1 x 1,096 cc Bristol Cherub I or 1 x 1,096 cc Bristol Cherub II

ARMAMENT:

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Avro Avis (Type 562) at Hamble in 1924.

NOTES:

Built specifically for the Air Ministry's Two Seal Light Aeroplane Trials in 1924. Hinkler won the Grosvenor Challenge Trophy in this aeroplane.

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