Avro 549 Aldershot

A three-seat heavy bomber of 1922 powered by a 485kW Rolls-Royce Condor III engine. Fifteen were built for No 99 Squadron, RAF, serving between 1924 and 1926.

Aldershot testbed for 1000 hp Napier Cub engine, with an Avro Baby.

Avro 549 Mark III
Engine: 1 x 650hp Rolls-Royce Condor III
Take-off weight: 4971 kg / 10959 lb
Empty weight: 2865 kg / 6316 lb
Wingspan: 20.73 m / 68 ft 0 in
Length: 13.72 m / 45 ft 0 in
Height: 4.65 m / 15 ft 3 in
Wing area: 98.85 sq.m / 1064.01 sq ft
Max. speed: 177 km/h / 110 mph
Ceiling: 4420 m / 14500 ft
Range: 1050 km / 567 nm
Armament: 3 x 7.7mm machine-guns, 4 x 240kg bombs or 8 x 110kg bombs
Crew: 3-4

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