Avro 508

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Avro 508
Avro 508.jpg
RoleReconnaissance
National originUnited Kingdom
Manufacturer A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd.
First flightApril 1915
Number built1

The Avro 508 was a prototype British reconnaissance aircraft of the 1910s.

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Development

The Avro 508 was built at Avro's Manchester works in December 1913 and assembled at Brooklands in January 1914. [1] First exhibited in Manchester in January 1914, the 508 was a wooden fabric-covered pusher biplane of unusual shape, resembling a back-to-front Avro 504. Its top and bottom three-bay wings were equal in length, made of fabric-covered wood.

Operational history

It was completed by March 1914, and shown at the Olympia Aero Show in London, [2] however its first flight was at the start of official testing in April 1915 at Brooklands.[ citation needed ] The Royal Flying Corps showed no interest in the sole prototype and therefore the aircraft remained a training aircraft and engine tester at Hendon Aerodrome until it was dismantled in April 1916.[ citation needed ]

Specifications

Data from Avro Aircraft since 1908 [2]

General characteristics

Performance

References

  1. Jackson 1990, p.134.
  2. 1 2 Jackson 1990, p.135.