Avro 558
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The Avro 558 was a British single-engined ultralight biplane built by Avro at Hamble Aerodrome.
Design and development
The Avro 558 was designed for the 1923 light aircraft trials for single-seaters at Lympne Aerodrome. Two Avro 558 biplanes were built, they were biplanes powered by motorcycle engines (one with a B&H twin-cylinder air-cooled engine, the second with a 500 cc Douglas engine). The first aircraft was modified with a 698 cc (42.6 in3) Blackburne Tomtit and both had modifications to the landing gear.
Operational history
The aircraft did not win the competition, but the second aircraft went on to establish a world record for its class of aircraft of 13,850 ft (4,222 m) over Lympne on 13 October 1923.[1] It is not known what happened to the two aircraft, not having been reported since 1923.
Operators
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Specifications
Data from Avro Aircraft since 1908 [2]
General characteristics
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See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
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- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985). Orbis Publishing.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Light 'Plane Competitions at Lympne, Oct 8–13: Twenty-Eight Machines Entered". Flight. Vol. XV, no. 771. 4 October 1923. pp. 602–611.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 1. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-370-10006-9.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jackson, A.J. (1990). Avro Aircraft since 1908. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books. ISBN 0-85177-834-8.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Riding, Richard (July 1984). "British pre-war ultra-lights: No. 40: Avro 558". Aeroplane Monthly. Vol. 12, no. 7. pp. 386–388. ISSN 0143-7240.
External links
- Avro 558 – British Aircraft Directory
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