Avro 557 Ava

1924


TORPEDO/NIGHT BOMBER	Virtual Aircraft Museum / United Kingdom / Avro

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A three-view drawing (678 x 598)

Specification

MODEL	Mark II
CREW	5
ENGINE	2 x 650hp Rolls-Royce Condor III
WEIGHTS
Take-off weight	9291 kg	20483 lb
Empty weight	6040 kg	13316 lb
DIMENSIONS
Wingspan	29.06 m	95 ft 4 in
Length	17.75 m	58 ft 3 in
Height	5.99 m	20 ft 8 in
Wing area	200.95 m²	2163.01 sq ft
ARMAMENT	3 x 7.7mm machine-guns, 4 x 250kg bombs

Comments

Klaatu83, e-mail, 19.11.2014 17:54

The Avro Ava was designed to fulfill an RAF requirement for a large long-range bomber, reconnaissance and torpedo-dropping aircraft for coastal defense. Note the 21-inch torpedo mounted under the aircraft in the photo. The Ava was submitted in competition with the Blackburn Cubaroo. In the end, the RAF decided to drop the requirement for an aircraft of this category, and neither aircraft was accepted.

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