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The Roe I Biplane (often later referred to as the Avro Biplane) was the first powered aircraft to be designed built and flown in England. Designed in an attempt to claim a prize offered by the Brooklands Automobile Racing Club it was the brainchild of Alliott Verdon Roe who based it on a powered model with which he had won a Daily Mail prize of £75 at Alexandra Palace in April 1907.
The Roe I Biplane (often later referred to as the Avro Biplane) was
the first powered aircraft to be designed, built, and flown in
England.1
Roe I Biplane Aircraft Information
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Roe I Biplane
Roe I Biplane
Warbird Picture - The Roe I biplane, with 2
earlier Roe I Biplane had been fitted with a French motorcycle
engine). He went on to found the Avro Company, with his brother, in
Manchester.3
Roe I Biplane (replica) in a reproduction of
Roe’s shed (photo, Nigel Roling/Pentavia)
Demoiselle (replica) BAPC.4
Made by Alliott Verdon Roe.
His first design was the Roe I Biplane of 1907, which lacked a
powerful enough engine to take off without assistance, until one was
loaned in 1908.5
8/6/08 Avro Roe I biplane at Brooklands, Surrey, UK
17/6/08 Bleriot VIII at Issy-le-Moulineux, France
20/6/08 Aerial Experiment Association June Bug at Stony Brook Farm
race track, 6
Roe I Biplane of 1907.
First powered aircraft to be designed, built, and flown in England.7
Roe I Biplaneat
Alexandra Palace in April 1907 This prize was substantially larger –
the club committee was putting up £2,500 for the first person to ...8
Designer
Alliott Verdon Roe
Length Alt
6 m
Power Alt
18.0
Loaded Weight Main
650.0
Type Of Prop
eight cylinder water-cooled engine
Number Built
1
Crew
1
Loaded Weight Alt
300.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Span Alt
11 m
Plane Or Copter?
Engine(prop)
Antoinette (manufacturer)
Manufacturer
First Flight
8
Span Main
36
Power Main
24 hp
Number Of Props
1
Empty Weight Alt
160.0
Length Main
19.0
Empty Weight Main
350.0
Category