Avro 504
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The Avro 504 was a widely used British World War I biplane, employed extensively as a trainer and light bomber by the Royal Flying Corps and many other air forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Avro 504 canonical | 5 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military aircraft
ⓘ
biplane ⓘ military trainer aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | two-bay biplane ⓘ |
| armament |
light bomb load
ⓘ
optional machine gun ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| crewPositions | pilot and instructor ⓘ |
| developedFrom | earlier Avro biplane designs ⓘ |
| emptyWeight | about 1200 lb ⓘ |
| enginePower |
100 hp
ⓘ
80 hp ⓘ |
| engineType |
Gnome rotary engine
ⓘ
Le Rhône rotary engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1913-09-18 ⓘ |
| grossWeight | about 1900 lb ⓘ |
| height | about 10 ft 5 in ⓘ |
| introduced | 1913 ⓘ |
| landingGear | fixed tailskid undercarriage ⓘ |
| length | about 29 ft 5 in ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Avro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 90 mph ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extensively used as a primary trainer
ⓘ
one of the most-produced British aircraft of World War I ⓘ wooden airframe with fabric covering ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | about 8700 ⓘ |
| powerplant | single rotary engine ⓘ |
| primaryRole | trainer aircraft ⓘ |
| range | about 250 mi ⓘ |
| retired | late 1930s ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | light bomber ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | about 16,000 ft ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Finnish Air Force
NERFINISHED
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Imperial Russian Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Flying Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Naval Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ many foreign air forces ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bombing training
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gunnery training ⓘ home defence early in World War I ⓘ pilot training ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War I ⓘ |
| variant |
Avro 504A
NERFINISHED
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Avro 504B NERFINISHED ⓘ Avro 504C NERFINISHED ⓘ Avro 504J NERFINISHED ⓘ Avro 504K NERFINISHED ⓘ Avro 504N NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingspan | about 36 ft ⓘ |
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