The Avro 530 was a British two-seat fighter biplane designed in 1916 to compete with the Bristol F.2A, of fabric-covered wooden construction and powered by a 200 hp Hispano-Suiza engine. It was first flown in July 1917. Its performance proved good, but it did not improve enough on the Bristol F.2A to earn production orders, and priority for the Hispano-Suiza engines was being given to the S.E.5a. In 1918 a second 530 was fitted with a 200 hp Sunbeam Arab engine, but development was then abandoned.
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was a British two-seat fighter biplane
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The plane was first flown in July 1917.
Operational history, no production
no production orders were issued
Specifications, powerplant
Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 8 V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 200 hp (150 kW)
Specifications, engine name
Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 8 V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 200 hp (150 kW)
Specifications, empty weight
Empty weight: 1,695 lb (769 kg)
Specifications, gross weight
Gross weight: 2,680 lb (1,216 kg)
Specifications, maximum speed
Maximum speed: 114 mph (183 km/h, 99 kn)
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The Avro 530 was a British two-seat fighter biplane designed in 1916 to compete with the Bristol F.2A.
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was a British two-seat fighter biplane
In Group: First World War Fighters, Lead, kind of aircraft
The Avro 530 was a British two-seat fighter biplane designed in 1916 to compete with the Bristol F.2A.
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The Avro 530 was a British two-seat fighter biplane designed in 1916 to compete with the Bristol F.2A.
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