The Avro Type 584 Avocet was a single-engined British naval fighter prototype designed by Roy Chadwick and built by Avro to meet Air Ministry Specification 17/25. It was an all-metal biplane powered by a 230 hp Armstrong Siddeley Lynx engine, with interchangeable wheels and floats and a design meant to be dismantled easily for storage aboard ship. Two prototypes were built, the first flying as a landplane in December 1927 and the second as a seaplane in April 1928. Evaluated for the Fleet Air Arm at RAF Martlesham Heath, they performed unimpressively because of the low-powered engine and no production order followed, but the second prototype served the RAF High Speed Flight at Calshot as a seaplane trainer for Schneider Trophy pilots.
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Engine Class Top Speed (km/h) Maximum Mass (kg) EngineArmstrong Siddeley Lynx IV 1 Comparison
Body StyleAircraft (no road body style) 1 Connections
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was a British single-engined naval fighter prototype, designed and built by Avro
Design and development, first flight
the first flying as a landplane in December 1927
Design and development, outcome
it was not ordered into production
Specifications, powerplant
1 × Armstrong Siddeley Lynx IV 7-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 230 hp (170 kW)
Specifications, engine name
1 × Armstrong Siddeley Lynx IV 7-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 230 hp (170 kW)
Specifications, power
230 hp (170 kW)
Specifications, empty weight
Empty weight: 1,612 lb (731 kg)
Specifications, gross weight
Gross weight: 2,495 lb (1,132 kg)
Specifications, maximum speed
Maximum speed: 133 mph (214 km/h, 116 kn)
Design and development, number built
Two prototypes were built
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was a British single-engined naval fighter prototype, designed and built by Avro
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was a British single-engined naval fighter prototype
In Group: Propeller-Driven Fighters, Lead, kind of aircraft
was a British single-engined naval fighter prototype
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was a British single-engined naval fighter prototype, designed and built by Avro
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