Avro Pike
| Avro 523 Pike | |
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| Type: | Fighter plane , bomber , reconnaissance plane |
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| First flight: |
November 1916 |
| Number of pieces: |
2 |
The Avro 523 Pike is a twin-engine biplane - airplane of the British manufacturer Avro .
history
The development of this aircraft was based on requirements from both the British Navy and the Flying Corps .
The intended purposes of this machine, which was relatively large for the time (the first twin-engine aircraft from Avro), of which only two copies were manufactured in 1916, were the fight against enemy airships , long-range reconnaissance and short-range bombing missions. The first flight of the first machine - called the 523A - took place in November 1916.
This aircraft was originally equipped with pusher propellers, but was converted to operate with pull propellers and started in this version in February 1917.
The second aircraft - now called the 523 - was identical to the previous aircraft , but equipped with 160 hp Sunbeam Nubian engines and water-cooled 8-cylinder V-90 units.
The crew of the Avro 523 Pike should consist of a pilot and a bow and stern gunner.
However, since technology in the aircraft sector was advancing very quickly at that time, the 523 was already overtaken by more advanced aircraft types at the end of its development period and there was no series production and no military use.
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Data of the 523A |
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| crew | 3 |
| length | 11.91 m |
| span | 18.29 m |
| Wing area | 75.71 m² |
| Empty mass | 1814 kg |
| Max. Takeoff mass | 2751 kg |
| Top speed | 156 km / h |
| Rate of climb | 9:30 min at 5,000 ft (approx. 1,520 m) |
| Engines | 2 water-cooled 6-cylinder in-line engines Green E.6 with 150 HP (110 kW) each |
| Armament | 2 Lewis MG bomb shots on the wings |
See also
literature
- AJ Jackson: Avro Aircraft since 1908. Putnam, London 1990, ISBN 0-85177-834-8 .
- Francis K. Mason: The British Bomber since 1912. Putnam, London 1994, ISBN 0-85177-861-5 .
- Michael JH Taylor: Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. Studio Editions, London 1989, p. 93.
- World Aircraft Information Files. Bright Star Publishing, London.
