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Avro 616 Avian
YEAR BUILT:
1927
NUMBER BUILT:
396
WINGSPAN:
28 ft
LENGTH:
24 ft 3 in
HEIGHT:
8 ft 6 in
CREW:
2
MAX SPEED:
98 mph (up to 120 mph for the sports variant)
POWERPLANT:
Various from 80 hp Armstrong Iddley Genet II to 135 hp Genet Major I (7 cyinder)
ARMAMENT:
None
Bert Hinkler's Avro Avian displayed at the Queensland Museum in Brisbane, Australia. Image is copyright Rlandmann, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
NOTES:
A highly succesful biplane aimed at the private owner and flying club market. There were many variants of the type including biplane, monoplane, seaplane and autogyro configurations.
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