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Avro 581 Avian

YEAR BUILT:

1926

NUMBER BUILT:

1

WINGSPAN:

32 ft

LENGTH:

24 ft 3 in

HEIGHT:

8 ft 3 in

CREW:

2

MAX SPEED:

70 mph

POWERPLANT:

1 x 70 hp Armstrong Siddeley Genet

ARMAMENT:

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Avro Avian (Type 581) with Avro test pilot Bert Hinkler.

NOTES:

Prototype for the Avian series of biplanes. Won six-lap race at the Daily Mail Light Aeroplane Trials in 1926. Bert Hinkler flew solo from England to Australia in 15 days, smashing the world's long-distance record.

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