Avro 508
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| Avro 508 | |
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| Role | ReconnaissanceTemplate:Short description |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | A.V. Roe & Co. Ltd. |
| First flight | April 1915 |
| Number built | 1 |
The Avro 508 was a prototype British reconnaissance aircraft of the 1910s.
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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Specifications
References
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- "The Olympia Exhibition: The Exhibits: Avro (A.V. Roe & Co.)". Flight, 21 March 1914. pp. 295–297.
- Jackson, A.J. Avro Aircraft since 1908. London:Putnam, 1990. Template:ISBN.
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