Avro Athena

The Avro 701 Athena was a British advanced trainer aircraft built by Avro in the late 1940s. It was designed to replace the North American Harvard in the Royal Air Force but was only brought in small numbers the competing Boulton Paul Balliol being preferred.

an Avro Athena T2 VR 569 for the Aircraft Instrument Experimental Unit in Martlesham Heath. Also killed was Sergeant James Walsh.1
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Made by Avro.

Avro Athena, Boulton Paul Balliol 2/46 Brabazon Committee Type I Long range transatlantic airliner - Brabazon II (Coupled Proteus) 3
Jet Or Prop
prop
Height Alt
3.94 m
Length Alt
11.37 m
Power Alt
954.0
Lists
* List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force
Range Main
550 mi
Loaded Weight Main
9383.0
Max Speed Alt
255
Type Of Prop
V-12 liquid cooled piston engine
Introduced
1950
Max Speed Main
293 mph
Height Main
393.7
Max Speed More
at 20
000 ft
Cruise Speed Main
223 mph
Ceiling Main
29000.0
Number Built
22
Crew
Two
Loaded Weight Alt
4265.0
Armament
* 1 .303 in Browning machine gun* Provision for two 60 lb (27 kg) rockets.
Cruise Speed Alt
194
Area Main
270.0
Primary user
Royal Air Force
Span Alt
12.20 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Engine(prop)
Rolls-Royce Merlin 35
Manufacturer
Avro
First Flight
12
Climb Rate Main
2050.0
Power Main
1
280 hp
Number Of Props
1
Climb Rate Alt
10.4 m-s
Length Main
37
Span Main
1219.2
Area Alt
25.1 m²
Range Alt
478
Similar Aircraft
*Boulton Paul Balliol
Empty Weight Main
6540.0
Ceiling Alt
8
840 m
Empty Weight Alt
2973.0
Category
Avro aircraft
British military trainer aircraft 1940-1949
Low wing aircraft
Propeller aircraft
Single-engine aircraft

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