Avro Avro 510 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

A.V.Roe and Co Ltd, Miles Platting, Manchester

First Flight:

July 1914

Avro 510:

6 - A.V.Roe and Co Ltd

Type Specification

Applies to:

Avro 510

Type:

Two seat seaplane

Wing:

Unequal span, unstaggered, two bay biplane. Upper wing is over 24 feet wider than lower and supported by cables from steel kingposts. Ailerons on upper wing only

Fuselage:

Rectangular section fuselage mounted on lower wing

Tail Unit:

Braced tailplane with elevator and fin with rudder

Landing Gear:

Twin floats under fuselage with additional floats at tail and wingtips

Power Plant:

One 150 hp Sunbeam Nubian engine in nose

Accommodation:

Tandem open cockpits for crew

Span:

63 ft

Length:

38 ft

Height:

Unknown

Wing Area:

564 sq ft

Tare:

2,080 lb

All-up:

2,800 lb

Max Speed:

70 mph

Climb:

4.5 minutes to 1,000 ft

Endurance:

4.5 hours

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