The Avro 510 was a two-seat racing seaplane designed by Avro to compete in the 1914 Circuit of Britain Race, a conventional two-bay biplane of greatly uneven span with two large central floats and two outriggers. The race was called off at the outbreak of the First World War, but the British Admiralty knew the type and ordered five examples with modified floats and tail. In service they proved completely unsuitable, and with a second person aboard the aircraft could barely fly. In October 1915 the 510s in service were sent to Supermarine for modification and improvement, but by March the following year all had been removed from service. The Avro 519 bomber was developed from it.
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Engine Class Top Speed (km/h) Maximum Mass (kg) Comparison
Body StyleAircraft (no road body style) 1 Connections
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Source Avro 510 (Wikipedia)
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Source Avro 510 (Wikipedia)
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1. Avro 510 (Wikipedia)
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but the British Admiralty was aware of the type and ordered five examples
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designed by Avro to compete in the 1914 Circuit of Britain Race
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but by March the following year all were removed from service
Specifications, powerplant
Powerplant: 1 × Sunbeam Crusader V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 150 hp (110 kW) [a]
Specifications, engine name
Powerplant: 1 × Sunbeam Crusader V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 150 hp (110 kW) [a]
Specifications, empty weight
Empty weight: 2,080 lb (943 kg)
Specifications, gross weight
Gross weight: 2,800 lb (1,270 kg)
Specifications, maximum speed
Maximum speed: 70 mph (110 km/h, 61 kn)
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The Avro 510 was a two-seat racing seaplane designed by Avro to compete in the 1914 Circuit of Britain Race.
Lead, nationality
but the British Admiralty was aware of the type and ordered five examples
In Group: Pioneer-Era Aeroplanes, Lead, kind of aircraft
The Avro 510 was a two-seat racing seaplane designed by Avro to compete in the 1914 Circuit of Britain Race.
Exemplifies: Aviation, Lead, aircraft
The Avro 510 was a two-seat racing seaplane designed by Avro to compete in the 1914 Circuit of Britain Race.
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