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Avro 701 Athena

YEAR BUILT:

1949

NUMBER BUILT:

22

WINGSPAN:

44 ft

LENGTH:

37 ft 3.5 in

HEIGHT:

12 ft 11 in

CREW:

3

MAX SPEED:

293 mph

POWERPLANT:

1 x Armstrong Siddley Mamba (1,010 hp) or Rolls Royce Dart (1,400 hp) or Rolls Royce Merlin (1,280 hp)

ARMAMENT:

None

Avro Athena (Type 701)

NOTES:

Initially developed as a three-seat turboprop advanced trainer. Redesigned as a conventional two-seat advanced trainer. Replaced the Harvard at RAF Manby.

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