The Avro Club Cadet was a single-engined British biplane trainer of the 1930s, designed and built by Avro as a development of the Cadet for private and club use. Unlike the Cadet it had unstaggered wings that could be folded to save hangar space. The prototype flew in May 1933 with an Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major radial piston engine, sixteen more followed and production finished in 1935. Most went to flying schools, the largest user being Airwork with five, later re-engined with 130 hp de Havilland Gipsy Major inline engines. The type also led to the one-off enclosed Avro 639 Cabin Cadet and the nine-aircraft, three-seat Avro 640 Cadet built for joy-riding.
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Engine Class Top Speed (km/h) Maximum Mass (kg) EngineArmstrong Siddeley Genet Major 1 Comparison
Body StyleAircraft (no road body style) 1 Connections
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was a 1930s single-engined British biplane trainer aircraft, designed and built by Avro
Design and development, first flight
The prototype flew in May 1933
Design and development, production end
production finished in 1935
Specifications, powerplant
1 × Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major 1 7-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 135 hp (101 kW)
Specifications, engine name
1 × Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major 1 7-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 135 hp (101 kW)
Specifications, power
135 hp (101 kW)
Specifications, empty weight
Empty weight: 1,244 lb (564 kg)
Specifications, gross weight
Gross weight: 2,000 lb (907 kg)
Specifications, maximum speed
Maximum speed: 115 mph (185 km/h, 100 kn)
Variants, number built
Two-seat trainer aircraft, powered by 135 hp (101 kW) Genet Major (radial) or 130 hp (100 kW) Gipsy Major I (inverted in-line) engine, 17 built.
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was a 1930s single-engined British biplane trainer aircraft, designed and built by Avro
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was a 1930s single-engined British biplane trainer aircraft
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was a 1930s single-engined British biplane trainer aircraft, designed and built by Avro
In Group: Single-Engine Piston Light Aircraft, Lead, kind of aircraft
It was planned for private and club use
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