Avro (an

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of the founder's name) was a British

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. Its designs include the

Avro 504 The Avro 504 is a single-engine biplane bomber made by the Avro, Avro aircraft company and under licence by others. Production during World War I totalled 8,970 and continued for almost 20 years, making it the most-produced aircraft of any kind ...

, used as a trainer in the First World War, the

Avro Lancaster The Avro Lancaster, commonly known as the Lancaster Bomber, is a British World War II, Second World War heavy bomber. It was designed and manufactured by Avro as a contemporary of the Handley Page Halifax, both bombers having been developed to ...

, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the delta wing

Avro Vulcan The Avro Vulcan (later Hawker Siddeley Vulcan from July 1963) was a jet-powered, tailless, delta-wing, high-altitude, strategic bomber, which was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) from 1956 until 1984. Aircraft manufacturer A.V. Roe ...

, a stalwart of the

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. Avro was founded in 1910 by

Alliott Verdon Roe Sir Edwin Alliott Verdon Roe OBE, Hon. FRAeS, FIAS (26 April 1877 – 4 January 1958) was a pioneer English pilot and aircraft manufacturer, and founder in 1910 of the Avro company. After experimenting with model aeroplanes, he made flight tr ...

at the Brownsfield Mill on

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. The company remained based primarily in

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throughout its 53 years of existence, with key development and manufacturing sites in Alexandra Park,

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, and

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. The company was merged into

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Aviation in 1963, although the Avro name has been used for some aircraft since then.

History

Early history

One of the world's first aircraft builders, A.V. Roe and Company was established on 1 January 1910 at Brownsfield Mill, Great Ancoats Street,

, by

and his brother Humphrey Verdon Roe. Humphrey's contribution was chiefly financial and organizational; funding it from the earnings of the family

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business and acting as managing director until he joined the RFC in 1917. Alliot had already constructed a successful aircraft, the

Roe I Triplane The Roe I Triplane (often later referred to as the Avro Triplane) was an early aircraft designed and built by Alliot Verdon Roe, A.V. Roe which was the first all-British aircraft to fly.Jackson 1990 p.6 (Roe's Roe I Biplane, previous biplane ...

, named ''The Bullseye'' after a brand of braces manufactured by Humphrey. The railway arch where A.V. Roe in 1909 built and achieved the first all-British powered flight still stands in the

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on the Walthamstow Marshes. In 1911,

Roy Chadwick Roy Chadwick, CBE, FRSA, FRAeS (30 April 1893 – 23 August 1947) was an English aircraft design engineer for the Avro Company. Born at Marsh Hall Farm, Farnworth, Widnes, the son of the mechanical engineer Charles Chadwick, he was the chief ...

began work as Alliott's personal assistant and the firm's draughtsman and, in 1918, he was appointed Chief Designer. The first Avro aircraft to be produced in any quantity was the Avro E or

Avro 500 The Avro Type E, Type 500, and Type 502 made up a family of early British military aircraft, regarded by Alliott Verdon Roe as his firm's first truly successful design. It was a forerunner of the Avro 504, one of the outstanding aircraft of t ...

, first flown in March 1912, of which 18 were manufactured, most for the newly formed

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. The company also built the world's first aircraft with enclosed crew accommodation in 1912, the monoplane Type F and the biplane

Avro Type G The Avro Type G was a two-seat biplane designed by A.V. Roe to participate in the 1912 British Military Aeroplane Competition. It is notable for having a fully enclosed crew compartment and for being the first aircraft to have recovered from a ...

in 1912, neither progressing beyond the prototype stage. The Type 500 was developed into the

, first flown in September 1913. A small number were bought by the War Office before the outbreak of

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, and the type saw some front-line service in the early months of the war, but it is best known as a training aircraft, serving in that role until 1933. Production lasted 20 years and totalled 8,340 aircraft from several factories: Hamble, Failsworth, Miles Platting and Newton Heath.

Interwar years

After the boom in orders during the First World War, the lack of new work in peacetime caused severe financial problems and in August 1920, 68.5% of the company's shares were acquired by nearby

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which had an urgent need for more factory space for automotive vehicle body building.Eyre, M., Chris Heaps and Alan Townsin. ''Crossley''. Hersham, Surrey, UK: OPC Railprint, 2002. . In 1924, the company left

Alexandra Park Aerodrome Alexandra Park Aerodrome was the second purpose-built aerodrome in the Manchester area in England. The site was chosen by the War Department in 1917 because of its open agricultural nature, and lay between the neighbouring districts of Fallowfie ...

in south Manchester where test flying had taken place since 1918; the site was used for a mixture of recreation and housing development. A rural site to the south of the city was found at New Hall Farm, Woodford in Cheshire, which continued to be used by aviation company

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until March 2011; the site has now been earmarked for a mixed use development. In 1928 Crossley Motors sold AVRO to

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Holdings Ltd. In 1928 A.V. Roe resigned from the company he had founded and formed the

Saunders-Roe Saunders-Roe Limited, also known as Saro, was a British aerospace and marine-engineering company based at Columbine Works, East Cowes, Isle of Wight. History The name was adopted in 1929 after Alliott Verdon Roe (see Avro) and John Lord took ...

company, which after World War II developed several radical designs for combat jets, and, eventually, a range of powerful

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. In 1935 Avro became a subsidiary of

Second World War

Maintaining their skills in designing trainer aircraft, the company built a more robust biplane called the

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in the 1930s which the Royal Air Force (RAF) also bought in quantity. A twin piston-engined airliner called the Anson followed but as tensions rose again in Europe the firm's emphasis returned to combat aircraft. The

Avro Manchester The Avro 679 Manchester was a British twin-engine heavy bomber developed and manufactured by the Avro aircraft company in the United Kingdom. While not being built in great numbers, it was the forerunner of the more famed and more successful ...

Lancaster Lancaster may refer to: Lands and titles *The County Palatine of Lancaster, a synonym for Lancashire *Duchy of Lancaster, one of only two British royal duchies *Duke of Lancaster *Earl of Lancaster *House of Lancaster, a British royal dynasty ...

, and

Lincoln Lincoln most commonly refers to: * Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the 16th president of the United States * Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England * Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S. * Lincoln (na ...

were particularly famous Avro designs. Over 7,000 Lancasters were built and their bombing capabilities led to their use in the famous '' Dam Busters'' raid. Of the total, nearly half were built at Avro's Woodford (Stockport) and Chadderton (Oldham) sites, with some 700 Lancasters built at the Avro "shadow" factory next to

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(formerly Yeadon Aerodrome), northwest

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. This factory employed 17,500 workers at a time when the population of Yeadon was just 10,000. It was the largest building in Europe at the time, at , and its roof was disguised by the addition of fields and hedges to hide it from enemy planes. The old taxiway from the factory to the runway is still evident. The Avro Lancaster carried the heaviest bomb loads of the war, including the

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Postwar developments

The civilian Lancastrian and maritime reconnaissance Shackleton were derived from the successful Lancaster design. The Tudor was a pressurised but problematic post-war Avro airliner which faced strong competition from designs by

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Canadair Canadair Ltd. was a Canadian civil and military aircraft manufacturer that operated from 1944 to 1986. In 1986, its assets were acquired by Bombardier Aerospace, the aviation division of Canadian transport conglomerate Bombardier Inc. Canadai ...

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Handley Page Handley Page Limited was a British aerospace manufacturer. Founded by Frederick Handley Page (later Sir Frederick) in 1909, it was the United Kingdom's first publicly traded aircraft manufacturing company. It went into voluntary liquidation a ...

, and Lockheed. With the same wings and engines as the Lincoln, it achieved only a short (34 completed) production run following a first flight in June 1945 and the cancellation of an order from

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. The older

Avro York The Avro York was a British transport aircraft developed by Avro during the World War II, Second World War. The design was derived from the Avro Lancaster heavy bomber, several sections of the York and Lancaster being identical. Due to the impo ...

was somewhat more successful in both the RAF and in commercial service, being distinguished by a fuselage square in cross-section. Both Tudors and Yorks played an important humanitarian part in the

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. The postwar Vulcan

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, originally designed as a nuclear-strike aircraft, was used to maintain the British nuclear deterrent, armed with the Avro Blue Steel stand-off nuclear bomb. The Vulcan saw service as a conventional bomber during the British campaign to recapture the

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in 1982. Several Vulcans are prized as museum exhibits. A twin turboprop

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, the

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, was developed during the 1950s and sold widely to airlines and governments across the globe, powered by two

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engines. The RAF bought 6 for use by the

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and a variant with a rear-loading ramp and a "kneeling" main undercarriage was sold to the RAF (31 aircraft) as the

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Avro regional jets

The Avro name would subsequently be resurrected by

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when this aircraft manufacturer renamed its

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family of regional jetliners as Avro regional jets (

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). Three differently sized versions of the four engine jetliner were produced: the

Avro RJ70 The British Aerospace 146 (also BAe 146) is a short-haul and regional airliner that was manufactured in the United Kingdom by British Aerospace, later part of BAE Systems. Production ran from 1983 until 2001. Avro International Aerospace manufa ...

, the

Avro RJ85 The British Aerospace 146 (also BAe 146) is a short-haul and regional airliner that was manufactured in the United Kingdom by British Aerospace, later part of BAE Systems. Production ran from 1983 until 2001. Avro International Aerospace manu ...

and the largest example, the

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Avro Canada

In 1945,

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purchased the former

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firm in

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, and renamed the operation A.V. Roe Canada Limited. Commonly known as

Avro Canada Avro Canada was a Canadian aircraft manufacturing company. It was founded in 1945 as an aircraft plant and within 13 years became the third-largest company in Canada, one of the largest 100 companies in the world, and directly employing over 50 ...

, it was actually a subsidiary of the Hawker Siddeley Group and used the Avro name for trading purposes.

Amalgamation

When the company was absorbed into Hawker Siddeley Aviation in July 1963 following the

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, the Avro name ceased to be used. The brand still had a strong heritage appeal, and as mentioned above the marketing name "''Avro RJ''" (regional jet) was used by

from 1994 to 2001 for production of the RJ70, RJ85 and RJ100 models which were respectively based on the

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and

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. This four engine jet aircraft type is sometimes also loosely called the "Avro 146". The

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(Advanced Turbo Prop) design evolved from the

and examples continue in use on shorter, mainly domestic, scheduled air services. A few Avro 504s, Tutors, Ansons and Lancasters are maintained in flying condition. At 39 years, the Shackleton held the distinction of being the aircraft with the longest period of active RAF service, until overtaken by the

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in 1998.

Avro aeroplanes

* Roe I Biplane *

* Roe II Triplane (Also known as the Mercury) * Roe III Triplane * Roe IV Triplane *

Avro Type D The Avro Type D was an aircraft built in 1911 by the pioneer British aircraft designer A.V. Roe. Roe had previously built and flown several aircraft at Brooklands, most being tractor layout triplanes. The Type D was his first biplane. Design ...

* Avro Curtiss type (Also known as the Lakes Water Bird) * Avro Duigan * Avro 500 (Type E) * Roe-Burga monoplane *

Avro Type F The Avro Type F was an early single seat British aircraft from Avro. On 1 May 1912 it became the first aircraft in the world to fly with a completely enclosed cabin for the pilot as an integral part of the design. Design and development It wa ...

* Avro 501 (Type H) * Avro 502 * Avro 503 (Type H) *

* Avro 508 * Avro 510 *

Avro 511 The Avro 511 was designed as a fast scouting aircraft just before the First World War. Modified, it became the Avro 514. Though it had innovative features, development did not continue after the start of hostilities. Design and development The ...

* Avro 514 * Avro 519 * Avro 521 * Avro 523 Pike * Avro 527 * Avro 528 * Avro 529 *

Avro 530 The Avro 530 was a British two-seat fighter biplane designed in 1916 to compete with the Bristol F.2A. The plane was first flown in July 1917. It was of fabric-covered wooden construction, powered by a 200 hp (150 kW) Hispano-Suiza e ...

* Avro 531 Spider *

Avro 533 Manchester The Avro 533 Manchester was a World War I, First World War-era twin-engine biplane photo-reconnaissance and bomber aircraft designed and manufactured by Avro. Design and development Designed as a twin-engine bomber and photo-reconnaissance ai ...

* Avro 534 Baby * Avro 536 * Avro 538 * Avro 539 * Avro 540 * Avro 543 Baby * Avro 545 * Avro 546 *

Avro 547 The Avro 547 was a prototype triplane airliner developed in Britain after the First World War. It utilised components from the highly successful 504 but added an extra set of wings and a new deep fuselage housing a fully enclosed cabin to seat ...

* Avro 548 Tourist *

Avro 549 Aldershot The Avro 549 Aldershot was a British single-engined heavy bomber aircraft built by Avro. Development and design The Aldershot was designed to meet the 1920 British Specification 2/20 for a heavy long-range day and night bomber to be powered by ...

* Avro 551 * Avro 552 * Avro 554 * Avro 555 Bison * Avro 557 Ava * Avro 558 * Avro 560 * Avro 561 Andover * Avro 562 Avis * Avro 563 * Avro 566 Avenger * Avro 567 Avenger II * Avro 571 Buffalo * Avro 572 Buffalo II * Avro 581 Avian * Avro 582 * Avro 584 Avocet * Avro 585 * Avro 594 Avian * Avro 604 Antelope * Avro 616 Sports Avian *

Avro 618 Ten The Avro 618 Ten or X was a passenger transport aircraft of the 1930s. It was a licensed version by Avro of the Fokker Fokker F.VII, F.VIIB/3m. Development In 1928 Avro came to an arrangement with Fokker to license production of its successful ...

* Avro 619 Five * Avro 621 Tutor * Avro 623 * Avro 624 Six * Avro 625 Avian Monoplane *

Avro 626 The Avro 626 is a single-engined British biplane trainer aircraft produced by Avro during the (1918-1939) inter-war period. Design and development The Model 626 was developed by Avro from the company's Model 621 (Tutor) for export to smaller ...

* Avro 627 Mailplane * Avro 631 Cadet * Avro 637 * Avro 638 Club Cadet (1933) * Avro 641 Commodore (1935) *

Avro 642 Eighteen The Avro 642 Eighteen was a 1930s United Kingdom, British monoplane airliner. Only two were built — one twin engine and the other four engine. The original had a circular partially glazed nose, but this was changed to a more traditional one ...

* Avro 643 Cadet * Avro 646 Sea Tutor * Avro 652 * Avro 652A Anson (1935) * Avro 654 * Avro 661 * Avro 667 *Avro 674 – 24 modernised

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es built for the Egyptian government. *

Avro 679 Manchester The Avro 679 Manchester was a British twin-engine heavy bomber developed and manufactured by the Avro aircraft company in the United Kingdom. While not being built in great numbers, it was the forerunner of the more famed and more successful f ...

(1939) * Avro 683 Lancaster (1941) ** Avro Lancaster PA474 **

List of Avro Lancaster operators The following are operators of the Avro Lancaster: Military operators Argentina ;Argentine Air Force From May 1948 to August 1949 the Argentine Air Force received 15 Lancasters (registered B-031 to B-045) previously operated by RAF. Australia ; ...

List of surviving Avro Lancasters The Avro Lancaster is a British four-engine heavy bomber used by the Royal Air Force and other Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth air forces during World War II. Of the 7,377 aircraft built, 3,736 were lost during the war (3,249 in action and ...

* Avro 685 York (1942) * Avro 688 Tudor (1945) * Avro 689 Tudor * Avro 691 Lancastrian (1943) * Avro 694 Lincoln (1944) * Avro 695 Lincolnian (1949) * Avro 696 Shackleton (1949) * Avro 698 Vulcan (1952) **

Avro Vulcan XH558 Avro Vulcan XH558 (United Kingdom military aircraft serials, military serial ''XH558'', civil aircraft registration ''G-VLCN'') ''Spirit of Great Britain'' was the last remaining airworthy example of the 134 Avro Vulcan jet-powered delta winged ...

** Avro Vulcan XM655 * Avro 701 Athena (1948) *

Avro 707 The Avro 707 (also known as Type 707) is an experimental aircraft designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Avro. It was developed to test the tailless aircraft, tailless thick delta wing configuration chosen for the Avro 698 ...

(1949) * Avro 706 Ashton (1950) *

(1960) – became the HS 748 and

BAe 748 The Hawker Siddeley HS 748 (formerly Avro HS 748) is a medium-sized turboprop airliner originally designed and initially produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Avro. It was the last aircraft to be developed by Avro prior to its absorptio ...

, developed as the

Hawker Siddeley Andover The Hawker Siddeley HS 780 Andover is a twin-engined turboprop military transport aircraft produced by Hawker Siddeley for the Royal Air Force (RAF), developed from the Avro-designed HS 748 airliner. The Andover was named after the Avro Ando ...

(HS.780), and later as the

Unbuilt projects

*Avro 505 – skipped * Avro 506/Type J – twin-float pusher seaplane gun carrier *Avro 507 – reserved for a set of mailplanes *

Avro 509 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– originally for a set of tanks and struts for the Walsh flying boat; re-used for unbuilt proposed twin-engine tractor biplane seaplane *

Avro 512 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– land-based single-engine biplane *

Avro 513 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– proposed twin-engine tractor biplane seaplane *

Avro 515 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– biplane *

Avro 516 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– tractor monoplane *

Avro 517 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– biplane version of Type 516 *

Avro 518 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– single-seat tractor aircraft *

Avro 520 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– single-seat landplane for RNAS * Avro 522 – modified Type 519 with larger but equal-span wings *

Avro 524 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– scout aircraft *

Avro 525 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– single-seat ground attack aircraft for spec. AM Class II *

Avro 526 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– Type 525 with monoplane tail *

Avro 535 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– long-range biplane to compete for the "Daily Mail" transatlantic prize *

Avro 537 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– 10-passenger biplane airliner *

Avro 541 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– twin-float reconnaissance seaplane for RAF spec. XXI *

Avro 542 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– projected 6-seat airliner * Avro 544 – two-seat version of Type 534 *

Avro 550 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– proposed reconnaissance triplane for spec. 37/22 *

– projected three-engine 15-passenger European transport for spec. 40/22 * Avro 553 – proposed version of Type 548 with enclosed cabin * Avro 556 – single-engine torpedo bomber design for spec. 16/22; developed into Type 557 *Avro 557 – single-seat, single-engine monoplane *

Avro 559 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– single-seat light monoplane for the Lympne Trials, not built; replaced by Type 560 *

Avro 564 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– two-seat monoplane fighter with thick section elliptical wing *

Avro 565 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– Type 564 with Napier Lion engine *

Avro 568 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– all-metal single-seat fighter * Avro 569 – Avenger with RAF.30 section wings, not built * Avro 573 – commercial trimotor biplane to spec. 26/24 for Imperial Airways *

Avro 577 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– general purpose land-based biplane *

Avro 578 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– seaplane version of Type 577 * Avro 579 – Avis with RAF.15 section wings *

Avro 580 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– private venture trimotor biplane heavy bomber *

Avro 583 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– Avenger II with Napier Lion IX engine * Avro 588 – Avian modified as monoplane racer * Avro 589 – floatplane version of Avian *

Avro 590 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– two-seat Army co-operation biplane to Australian spec *

Avro 591 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– two-seat fighter version of Type 590 *

Avro 592 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– seaplane version of Type 590 *

Avro 593 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– two-seat seaplane fighter version of Type 592 *

Avro 595 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– "CN.2"; two-seat land/seaplane for spec. O.22/26 *

Avro 596 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– "CN.1"; three-seat bomber version of Type 595 *

Avro 597 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– two-seat land-based bomber of Buffalo I * Avro 598 Warregull I – two-seat trainer for Australia * Avro 599 Warregull II – redesigned Type 598 * Avro 600 – Avian III with RAF.15 section wings *

Avro 601 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– two-seat reconnaissance biplane * Avro 602 – modified version of Avenger *

Avro 603 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– 8-passenger monoplane airliner to Australian spec. *

Avro 606 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– three-engine monoplane maritime patrol flying boat for spec. 4/27 *

Avro 607 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– Type 606 with round-section hull * Avro 608 Hawk – two-seat biplane fighter based on the Antelope; re-worked into Type 622 during construction *

Avro 610 Saloon Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– five-seat high-wing cabin monoplane *

Avro 613 __NOTOC__ The Avro 613 was a 1920s-proposed British design by Avro to meet an Air Ministry requirement for a twin-engined night bomber. A prototype was ordered but it was not built. Development Air Ministry Specification B.19/27 was issued in A ...

– twin-engine monoplane night bomber for spec. B.19/27 *

Avro 614 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– three-engine high-wing airliner *

Avro 615 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– Type 614 with two Jaguar IV engines * Avro 622 Hawk – Type 608 with Panther II engine; converted to Type 627 during construction *Avro 626 – low-wing sports monoplane * Avro 628 Five Mk. III – Mail plane version of Type 619 * Avro 629 – Mail plane version of Type 618 for spec. 21/28 * Avro 630 – day bomber version of Type 627 *

Avro 632 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– fleet torpedo bomber/reconnaissance biplane for spec. S.9/30 * Avro 633 Cadet Fighter – projected version of Type 631 *

Avro 634 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– two-seat low-wing sports monoplane *

Avro 635 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– three-seat low-wing cabin monoplane * Avro 636 – two-seat biplane fighter; closely resembled the Armstrong-Whitworth Scimitar * Avro 644 – 2-seat reconnaissance/bomber developed from the Type 637 *

Avro 645 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– six-seat, twin-engine, low-wing airliner *

Avro 647 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– six-seat, twin-engine, low-wing airliner *

Avro 648 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– six-seat, twin-engine, low-wing airliner *

Avro 649 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– 17-seat, four-engine airliner *

Avro 650 Eight Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– eight-seat version of Type 642 *

Avro 651 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– trimotor monoplane *

Avro 653 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– long-range shipborne biplane seaplane *

Avro 655 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– twin-engine bomber *

Avro 656 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– low-wing version of Type 655 * Avro 657 Tiger Fighter – military variant of Type 654 *

Avro 658 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– three-seat low-wing monoplane * Avro 659 – scaled down high-wing version of Type 652 * Avro 660 – low-wing version of Type 659, only a mockup built * Avro 662 – improved version of Type 621, redesignated to Type 669 * Avro 663 Cadet Trainer – Type 643 with Genet Major engine *

Avro 664 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– alternative design to Type 652A *

Avro 666 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– single-engine biplane bomber for spec. O.27/34; prototype ordered but cancelled *

Avro 668 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– twin-engine cabin autogiro * Avro 669 – improved version of Type 621 *

Avro 670 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– proposed army co-operation sesquiplane for spec. A.39/34 *

Avro 672 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– twin-engine reconnaissance monoplane for spec. G.24/35 *

Avro 673 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– twin-engine advanced gunnery trainer *

Avro 675 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– reconnaissance monoplane for specs. G.24/35 and M.15/35 *

Avro 676 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– advanced trainer for spec. T.6/36 *

Avro 677 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– alternate version of Type 676 with rear gun turret *

Avro 678 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– a curious fighter project that saw a R-R Merlin mounted in the fuselage driving wing-mounted airscrew propellers *

Avro 680 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– four-engine heavy bomber for spec. B.1/39 *

Avro 681 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– heavy bomber project *

Avro 682 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– heavy bomber project *

Avro 684 The Avro 684 was a proposed British high altitude heavy bomber of the Second World War, based on Avro's successful Lancaster.Buttler 2004 p107 Design Due to the increasing vulnerability of contemporary heavy bombers, the need to fly at ever hig ...

– proposed high-altitude pressurized bomber based on the Lancaster *

Avro 685B Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– long-range flying boat transport * Avro 695 Lincolnian – transport conversion of Lincoln *

Avro 686 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– proposed high-altitude Lancaster replacement *

Avro 687 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– Avro XX; projected Empire route airliner based on the Lincoln for spec. 29/43 *

Avro 690 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– Avro XXII; transatlantic six-engine airliner for spec. Brabazon Type 3A *

Avro 692 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– Avro XXIII; projected six-engine transatlantic airliner for spec. Brabazon Type 3 *

Avro 693 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– projected Empire route turbojet airliner for spec. Brabazon Type 3A *

Avro 697 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– medium-range 48 passenger airliner for Empire route to spec. 2/47 *

Avro 699 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– version of Type 689 with tricycle landing gear and broad chord fin for BEA to carry 60 passengers *

Avro 700 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– 12 passenger transport to replace Anson *

Avro 702 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– aircrew trainer for Canada *

Avro 703 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– proposed 36 passenger turbojet airliner for Trans-Canada Airlines *

Avro 704 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– two-seat advanced aircrew trainer *

Avro 704B Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– version of Type 704 based on Athena *

Avro 705 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– 36 passenger turbojet airliner based on Type 688 with tricycle landing gear *

Avro 706 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– lengthened version of Type 705 *

Avro 708 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– 60 passenger long-range airliner *

Avro 709 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– long-range transport based on Tudor II *

Avro 710 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– delta-wing research aircraft for Type 698 development, 1/10 scale model of Type 698 *

Avro 711 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– version of Tudor 4 as a 36 passenger airliner/freighter *

Avro 711A Trader Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– freighter version of Tudor 4 for spec. 23/48 *

Avro 712 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– meteorological aircraft based on Lincoln II to OR.259 *

Avro 713 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– version of Type 712 based on Shackleton *

Avro 714 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– single-engine basic trainer to spec. T.16/48, based on Athena *

Avro 715 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– 8-10 passenger, four-engine airliner to replace Rapide * Avro 716 Shackleton Mk.3 – projected development of Type 696, redesigned as Type 719 *

Avro 717 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– Lincolnian flying test bed *

Avro 718 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– delta-wing military transport based on Type 698 *

Avro 719 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– re-engined Type 716; redesignated Shackleton Mk.4 in 1953 *

Avro 720 The Avro 720 was an in-development British single-seat interceptor of the 1950s. It was designed and being developed by Avro in competition with the Saunders-Roe-built SR.53. While at least one prototype was partially-constructed, the order for ...

– planned

rocket A rocket (from , and so named for its shape) is a vehicle that uses jet propulsion to accelerate without using any surrounding air. A rocket engine produces thrust by reaction to exhaust expelled at high speed. Rocket engines work entirely ...

interceptor, to OR.301 as for the SR.53. Cancelled before flight. *

Avro 721 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– proposed low-level bomber for spec. B.126T * Avro 722 Atlantic –proposed airliner version of the Vulcan *

Avro 723 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– DC-3 replacement *Avro 724 – Project Y; alternative for Avrocar, tail-sitting VTOL *

Avro 725 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– advanced trainer version of Type 720 to OR.318 *

Avro 726 Avro (an initialism of the founder's name) was a British aircraft manufacturer. Its designs include the Avro 504, used as a trainer in the First World War, the Avro Lancaster, one of the pre-eminent bombers of the Second World War, and the del ...

– single-engine lightweight fighter version of Type 720 *Avro 727 – NATO ground attack aircraft based on Type 720 *Avro 728 – naval version of Type 720 *Avro 729 – single-seat fighter to OR.329 *Avro 730 – supersonic stainless steel canard bomber for spec. B.156T (later R.156T), never completed *Avro 731 – planned 3/8 scale model of Avro 730 *Avro 732 – planned supersonic version of Avro Vulcan *Avro 734 – planned long-range decoy air-launched by Vulcans *Avro 735 – proposed 100 passenger supersonic airliner based on Type 730 *Avro 736 – 30-54 seat transport *Avro 737 – STOL transport version of Type 736 *Avro 738 – staged weapon system *Avro 739 – low-level supersonic strike aircraft to OR.339 *Avro 740 – proposed 70-seat trijet airliner with a V-tail; became the Trident *Avro 741 – executive/feederliner with a butterfly tail *Avro 742 – jet-engined military transport *Avro 743 – long-range turboprop military transport *Avro 744 – nuclear powered aircraft study *Avro 745 – maritime patrol aircraft to NATO requirements *Avro 746 – jet flap research aircraft *Avro 747 – turboprop transport based on Type 737 *Avro 749 – VTOL 40 passenger transport for BEA *Avro 750 – short-range 80 passenger transport *Avro 751 – three-engine airliner *Avro 752 – VTOL assault aircraft *Avro 753 – freighter with Type 745 wing *Avro 754 – low-wing 65-80 passenger airliner version of Type 753 *Avro 755 – 40 passenger STOL transport with deflected slipstream system *Avro 756 – long-range military transport as Type 743 replacement to same spec. as Short Belfast *Avro 757 – version of 748 Srs. I with strengthened floor and revised avionics for Indian Air Force, also known as Type 748M *Avro 758 – high-wing version of Type 748; also known as Type 748R *Avro 759 – slender delta research aircraft *Avro 760 – supersonic airliner (Concorde spec.) *Avro 761 – 77 passenger airliner to replace Viscount *Avro 762 – advanced weapon system *Avro 763 – VTOL fan-lift "Jeep" *Avro 764 – VTOL version of AW.650 *Avro 765 – VTOL fan-lift fighter *Avro 766 – four-engine turbojet long-range military transport *Avro 767 – joint airliner project with Bristol to Trident spec. *Avro 768 – carrier-borne early warning aircraft based on Type 748 to Naval spec. NA.107T *Avro 769 – VTOL weapons system based on the Vulcan *Avro 770 – STOL assault transport based on Type 758 using the deflected slipstream technique *Avro 771 – proposed 60-seat airliner of Type 761 powered by two Bristol Siddeley BS.75 turbofans *Avro 772 – car ferry/90 passenger transport with tail and outer wing sections from Type 748 *Avro 773 – STOL military freighter *Avro 774 – long endurance weapons system *Avro 775 – maritime reconnaissance aircraft to OR.350 *Avro 776 – Type 775 to spec. AST.357 *Avro 777 – reserved for appropriate special project, but not used *Avro 778 – jet engine, 50 passenger version of Type 748; also known as Type 748J *Avro 779 – high-wing STOL transport using Type 748 components *Avro 781 – shortened version of Type 778 for 24-32 passengers *Avro 782 – shortened version of Type 780; originally designated as Type 748S *Avro 783 – STOL version of Type 780 to NATO requirements *Avro 784 – four-engine maritime reconnaissance aircraft to AST.357 *Avro 785-799 – not used

Rotorcraft

*Avro 574/575 – Cierva C.6 *Avro 586/587/611 – Cierva C.8 *Avro 576/581 – Cierva C.9 *Avro 612 – Cierva C.17 *Avro 620 – Cierva C.19 *Avro 671 Rota – Cierva C.30 *Avro 665 – Cierva C.33 *Avro 668 – Cierva C.38 *Cierva C.12 – fitted with floats to become the 'Hydrogiro'

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*Avro Canada C102 Jetliner *Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck *Avro Canada CF-103 *Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow *Avro Canada TS-140 *Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar

Unbuilt projects

*Avro Canada CF-103 (mock-up only) *Avro Canada Project Y-1 (mock-up only) *Avro Canada Project Y-2 (scale test models only) *Avro Canada PV-704 (built as engine test model only) *Avro Canada TS-140

Missiles

*Blue Steel missile

Car production

Avro also built motor vehicles in the immediate post-World War 1 era, including the three-wheeler Harper Runabout, as well as their own light car. Powered by a 1,330 cc 4-cylinder engine, wood and aluminium were used in an integral construction similar to an aircraft. Approximately 100 were built. In 1927 Alliott Verdon-Roe designed a two-wheeler car powered by a 350 cc Villiers Ltd, Villiers air-cooled engine. An outrigger wheel kept the car upright when stationary. The ''Mobile'' did not go into production.

Football

Avro F.C. was founded at the Chadderton factory and still exists today.

References

Citations

Sources

* Baldwin, Nick. ''A-Z of Cars of the 1920s.'' Bideford, Devon, England: Bay View Books, 1998. . * Campagna, Palmiro. ''Requiem For a Giant: A.V. Roe Canada and the Avro Arrow''. Toronto, Ontario; Oxford, England: Dundurn Press, 2003. * Harlin, E.A. and G.A. Jenks. ''Avro: An Aircraft Album.'' Shepperton, Middlesex, UK: Ian Allan, 1973. . * Holmes, Harry. ''Avro: The History of an Aircraft Company.'' Wiltshire, UK: Crowood Press, 2004. . * Jackson, Aubrey J. ''Avro Aircraft since 1908.'' London, England: Putnam, 1965. . * Molson, Ken M. and Harold A. Taylor. ''Canadian Aircraft since 1909.'' Toronto, Ontario: Putnam, 1982. . * Wood, Derek. ''Project Cancelled: British Aircraft That Never Flew''. New York, NY: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1975. .

External links

AV Roe & Company at BAE Systems website

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History

Early history

Interwar years

Second World War

Postwar developments

Avro regional jets

Avro Canada

Amalgamation

Avro aeroplanes

Unbuilt projects

Rotorcraft

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Unbuilt projects

Missiles

Car production

Football

See also

References

Citations

Sources

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