Avro 536
{{Short description|Military biplane}}
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|name=536 and 546
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|type=Utility aircraft
|manufacturer=Avro
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|first_flight=May 1919
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|retired=1930
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|more_users=Surrey Flying Services
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|number_built=26
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The Avro 536 and its follow-on design, the 546 were developments of the 504 military biplane, marketed for civil use in the years following World War I. Principally intended for joyriding, the aircraft had greater wing area and a more powerful engine to lift four passengers, seated in two rows of side-by-side seats behind the pilot.
In service at Blackpool, Avro 536s flown by three pilots were able to fly about 500 passengers on their first day of operation. At least one 536 was still providing joyrides on Jersey as late as 1927.
A single variant was produced as the Avro 546, featuring a fully enclosed cabin for the passengers.
Specifications (536)
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|prime units?=imp
|crew=1
|capacity=4 passengers
|length ft=29
|length in=5
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|span ft=36
|span in=9
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|height ft=10
|height in=5
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|wing area sqft=335
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|empty weight lb=1431
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|gross weight lb=1010
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|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Bentley BR.1
|eng1 type=9-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine
|eng1 hp=150
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|prop blade number=2
|prop name=fixed-pitch propeller
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|max speed mph=145
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|range miles=310
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|ceiling ft=12000
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|climb rate ftmin=550
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References
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- {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London |pages=93 }}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184330/http://www.britishaircraft.co.uk/aircraftpage.php?ID=274 Avro 536] – British Aircraft Directory
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