Avro 501
| Avro 501 | |
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| Type: | Seaplane , multipurpose aircraft |
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| First flight: |
January 1913 |
| Number of pieces: |
1 |
The Avro 501 was a double-decker - airplane of the British manufacturer Avro .
General
In the fall of 1912, Avro moved production from Brooklands to Shoreham. The reason was, not least, Avro's growing interest in seaplanes ; Shoreham had a port.
And so in November 1912, based on the Avro 500, the Avro 501 model was created , a machine with an amphibious chassis. It consisted of a wide, relatively flat central float in which three wheels were built; so both water and land takeoffs and landings were possible. In addition, auxiliary floats were attached to the wing tips for additional stabilization. The dimensions were only slightly larger than those of the Avro 500 .
The first flight of the 501 took place in January 1913.
The first tests were unsatisfactory, and so the central float was replaced by a double float, now without a wheeled undercarriage. An additional stern float was attached directly to the rudder and was therefore steerable.
After flight tests with the British Navy, the latter complained about the heavy swimmers, but accepted the machine as a land plane. So the swimmers were exchanged for a wheeled chassis. In addition, other modifications were made, so the previously symmetrical ailerons were replaced by unusually asymmetrical and misshapen rudders. This made the aircraft look so misshapen that it was nicknamed "Rickety Ann" (rickety Anne).
The Avro 501 remained a one-off and is therefore considered a prototype for the Avro 503 .
Technical specifications
| Avro 501 | |
| Parameter | Data |
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| length | 10.06 m |
| Wingspan up | 14.48 m |
| Wingspan below | 12.02 m |
| Wing area | approx. 44.4 m² |
| drive | a Gnome engine with 74.6 kW (101.4 PS) |
| Top speed | 88.5 km / h (float version) / 104.6 km / h (land version) |
| crew | one pilot, one passenger |
| Empty weight | approx. 789 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | approx. 1225 kg |
See also
literature
- Michael JH Taylor: Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation . Studio Editions, London 1989, p. 91.
- World Aircraft Information Files . Bright Star Publishing, London, S. File 889 Sheet 93.
