The Avro Andover was a 1920s British military transport aircraft built by Avro for the Royal Air Force, of which only four were built in two versions: three Type 561 flying ambulances and a single Type 563 twelve-seat transport. It was designed to replace the Airco DH.10 Amiens on the Cairo to Baghdad Desert Air Route as a single-engined biplane for passengers and air ambulance work, combining a new steel-tube fuselage with the wings, undercarriage and tail of the Avro Aldershot bomber and a Rolls-Royce Condor III engine. It first flew on 28 June 1924, but the route passed to Imperial Airways and the RAF placed no order, so the three Type 561 aircraft went to RAF Halton.
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was a 1920s British military transport aircraft
Operations, first flight
The first flight of the Andover was on 28 June 1924.
Lead, number built
Four aircraft were built, in two versions.
Specifications, powerplant
Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Condor III V-12 water-cooled piston engine, 695 hp (518 kW)
Specifications, engine name
Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Condor III V-12 water-cooled piston engine, 695 hp (518 kW)
Specifications, empty weight
Empty weight: 6,980 lb (3,166 kg)
Specifications, gross weight
Gross weight: 11,500 lb (5,216 kg)
Specifications, maximum speed
Maximum speed: 110 mph (180 km/h, 96 kn)
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The Avro Andover was a 1920s British military transport aircraft built by Avro for the Royal Air Force
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was a 1920s British military transport aircraft
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The Avro Andover was a 1920s British military transport aircraft built by Avro for the Royal Air Force
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The Avro Andover was a 1920s British military transport aircraft built by Avro for the Royal Air Force
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