The Avro 636 was a single-engined British biplane fighter-trainer built by Avro in the mid-1930s, designed in November 1934 by Roy Chadwick as a one or two-seat aircraft that would reproduce the flying characteristics of single-seat fighters. It shared the Tutor's welded steel tube fuselage and fabric-covered metal wings and tail, and could take two forward-firing Vickers machine guns. Four were ordered by the Irish Air Corps and delivered in August 1935 with Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar IVC engines, flying with the 1st Fighter Squadron at Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel. Two were written off in landing accidents, the survivors were used to intercept aircraft straying into Irish airspace during the Emergency, and the type was retired in 1941.
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Engine Class Top Speed (km/h) Maximum Mass (kg) EngineArmstrong Siddeley Jaguar IVC 1 Comparison
Body StyleAircraft (no road body style) 1 Connections
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Lead, kind of vehicle
was a single-engined biplane British fighter-trainer built by Avro in the mid-1930s
Operational history, delivery
The four aircraft were delivered in August 1935
Operational history, retirement
The 636 was retired in 1941.
Specifications, powerplant
1 × Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar IVC 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 460 hp (340 kW)
Specifications, engine name
1 × Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar IVC 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 460 hp (340 kW)
Specifications, power
460 hp (340 kW)
Specifications, empty weight
Empty weight: 2,766 lb (1,255 kg)
Specifications, gross weight
Gross weight: 3,271 lb (1,484 kg)
Specifications, maximum speed
Maximum speed: 175 mph (282 km/h, 152 kn)
Lead, number built
Four were built for the Irish Air Corps.
Lead, maker
was a single-engined biplane British fighter-trainer built by Avro in the mid-1930s
Lead, nationality
was a single-engined biplane British fighter-trainer
In Group: Propeller-Driven Fighters, Lead, kind of aircraft
to reproduce the flying characteristics of single-seat fighters
Exemplifies: Aviation, Lead, aircraft
was a single-engined biplane British fighter-trainer built by Avro in the mid-1930s
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