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  Avro Information
AVRO is also the name of a Dutch public-service broadcasting organization.
The older Avro York was somewhat more successful in both the RAF and in commercial service, being distinguished by a fuselage square in cross-section.
When the company was absorbed into Hawker Siddeley Aviation in July 1963 the Avro name seemed to have disappeared forever but the brand had such a strong heritage appeal that the marketing name "Avro RJ" (regional jet) was applied to the British Aerospace 146 from 1994 to 2001.
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  Avro - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
The older Avro York was somewhat more successful in both the RAF and in commercial service, being distinguished by a fuselage square in cross-section.
The Royal Flight of the United Kingdom bought a few and a variant with a rear-loading ramp and a "kneeling" main undercarriage was sold to the RAF and several members of The Commonwealth as the Andover, named after a town in Hampshire.
A few Avro 504, Tutors, Ansons and Lancasters are lovingly maintained in flying condition as reminders of the heritage of this influential English company.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Avro   (746 words)

  
 Informat.io on Avro
AVRO is also the name of a Dutch public-service broadcasting organization.
When the company was absorbed into Hawker Siddeley Aviation in July 1963 the Avro name seemed to have disappeared forever but the brand had such a strong heritage appeal that the marketing name "Avro RJ" (regional jet) was applied to the British Aerospace 146 from 1994 to 2001.
At 39 years, the noisy but impressive Shackleton held the distinction of being the aircraft with the longest period of active RAF service, until overtaken by the English Electric Canberra in 1998.
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 SingaporeMoms - Parenting Encyclopedia - Avro
Avro was a British aircraft manufacturer, well known for planes such as the Avro Lancaster which served in World War II.
A twin turboprop airliner, the Avro 748, was developed during the 1950s and sold widely across the globe, powered by two Rolls Royce Dart engines.
The Royal Flight of the United Kingdom bought a few and a variant with a rear-loading ramp and a "kneeling" main undercarriage was sold to the RAF and several members of The Commonwealth as the Andover, named after a town in Hampshire.
www.singaporemoms.com /parenting/Avro   (659 words)

  
 Avro 594 Avian   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Avro 594 Avian был современником самолета de Havilland D.H. 60 Moth, но полет опытного образца Moth состоялся в феврале 1925г., более чем за год до Avianа, который был построен для сравнительных испытаний двухместных легких аэропланов, проводившихся газетой Дейли Мейл в Лимпне в 1926г.
Avian Мк IIIА появился тогда, когда три ранних Avian были оснащены двигателями Cirrus III мощностью 90 л.с.
опытного образца, оснащенного двигателем Cirrus III мощностью 90 л.с., в небольшом количестве выпускался вариант Avro 616 Avian Мк IVM, с каркасом из стальных труб, стальным трубообразным фюзеляжем.
www.airwar.ru /enc/law1/avian.html   (447 words)

  
 - Categoria Avro (Aerei) - 643 avro cadet
- Categoria Avro (Aerei) - 643 avro cadet
Avro 504 - samolot szkolny 1-silnikowy dwup?atowy, 1913.
Avro 631 / 643 Cadet - samolot szkolny 1-silnikowy...
www.match.it /info/aerei/avro/643_avro_cadet.php   (245 words)

  
 pl Avro Avro was a British British aircraft manufacturer aircraft manufacturer...
"Avro 504K." Larger version Larger version One of the world's first aircraft builders, "A.V.Roe and Company" was established at Brownsfield Mills, Manchester Manchester, England England by Alliot Verdon Roe Alliot Verdon Roe and his brother H.V.Roe on 1st January 1910 1910.
A twin turboprop airliner airliner, the Avro 748 Avro 748, was developed during the 1950s and sold widely across the globe, powered by two Rolls Royce Rolls Royce Dart engines.
The Royal Flight of the United Kingdom bought a few and a variant with a rear-loading ramp and a "kneeling" main undercarriage was sold to the RAF and several members of The Commonwealth The Commonwealth as the Andover, named after a town in Hampshire.
www.biodatabase.de /Avro   (792 words)

  
 AmeliaFlight.com
After a few licensing issues the Avro Avian, still carrying its British registration number G-EBUG, was issued U.S. “Identification Mark 7083” which was applied, in U.S. custom, to the tail of the airplane.
Because the Avian was such a great-flying little airplane, it was used by many well-known aviation personalities of the time, some of who became well known in part because of the Avian.
Another famous Avian pilot was Beryl Markham whose book, West with the Night, chronicles her experiences in Africa and her many hours of flight in her trusty Avro Avian.
www.ameliaflight.com /ameliaflight/avroavian.po   (1593 words)

  
 RCAF.com : Aircraft
The Avro "Avian", a single-engined light training biplane, was first flight tested in England in 1922.
The Avro Model 621 was initially known as the Trainer and it was a light initial pilot trainer, which originated as private venture of the Avro Company in England.
It was the first aircraft to be flown by the RAF to have a retractable undercarriage which was a comparative novelty in 1936.
www.rcaf.com /data/index.php?p=getcat&db_id=2&cat_id=4   (390 words)

  
 The Royal Air Force in the 1930s   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
IV was a strengthening of the landing gear and wing root area and from 1929 on, the steel tube fuselage was introduced and the Type 616 Avian Mk.
Of course, the most famous pilot and the most famous Avro Avian, at least for those in the United States, are Amelia Earhart and her Avian, 7083.
The Lynx was the final variant of the rotary engined Avro 504 trainer which first flew in September 1913 and was in turn developed from the Avro 500 trainer biplane of 1912.
glostransporthistory.softdata.co.uk /royalair30.htm   (3720 words)

  
 RCAF.com : The Aircraft : Avro 616 AVIAN
The Avro "Avian", a single-engine light training biplane, was first flight tested in England in 1922.
They were issued to institutions that were conducting aeronautical courses for ground personnel.
In 1929, the Ottawa Car Manufacturing Company assembled 21 Avro Avian light two-seat trainers, equipped with a more powerful engine, for the Department of National Defence which, in turn, distributed them to the RCAF (10) and to various flying clubs (11).
www.rcaf.com /aircraft/trainers/avian/index.php?name=Avian   (275 words)

  
 Avro Aircraft
Avro Vulcan bomber (XL319) on display at the North East
Avro to seek new premises, and a new...
Avro CWP, this was completed in January 1960.
www.twofivesix.co.uk /avro_aircraft.html   (243 words)

  
 Avro Avian - general purpose, sports aircraft   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Wooden two-seat Avro 581 Avian powered by a 52kW Armstrong Siddeley Genet engine; built for the Lympne Trials.
In production with various engines as the Avro 594 in the UK and USA between 1927 and 1929.
Replaced by the metal fuselage Avro 616 Avian IVM and Sports Avian variant in 1929, produced in small numbers in the UK, Canada and the USA.
avia.russian.ee /air/england/avro_avian.html   (103 words)

  
 The Calgary Flying Club
It took over a year before the aircraft was repaired.
The Avian was placed in storage in October, 1937 as ongoing engine problems made it too expensive to operate.
A new engine was obtained from the Saskatoon Flying Club in March 1939.
www.calgaryflyingclub.com /clubhistory_ac1928-1940.asp   (496 words)

  
 Science and Society Picture Library - Search
Charles Ulm's Avro 618 Ten 'Faith in Australia', Heston Airport, 8 August 1933.
JR Chaplin posing by his Avro 504N aircraft, Heston Airport, 25 March 1931.
Avro 616 Sports Avian IVM (G-AAXH), Heston Airport, 30 March 1931.
www.scienceandsociety.co.uk /results.asp?txtkeys1=Avro   (105 words)

  
 Airfix Magazine - Contents Listing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Philip Birtles relates its history; Catalina: Philip Moyes profiles this big twin-engined flying boat and its WW2 operational service; Piston-engined transports of the RAF: For more than 40 years the RAF relied on piston-powered transport aircraft.
Avro 616 Avian 3-view drwg; Miles Hawk Major 3-view drwg; Wetland Widgeon III/IIIA 3-view drwg
Avro Lancaster B.II 3-view drwg; BAe Hawk T.1 3-view drwg; De Havilland Vampire I 3-view drwg; Fairchild PT-26 Cornell 3-view drwg; Hawker Fury I 3-view drwg; Hawker Nimrod 3-view drwg; Westland PV.4 3-view drwg
aeroflt.users.netlink.co.uk /mags/uk/planes.htm   (365 words)

  
 Karl's Avro Jetliner Page - Avro Family of Aircraft (1920-1939)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
A.V.Roe and Co Ltd, Newton Heath, Manchester; and Hamble Aerodrome, near Southampton, Hants.
581, Avian II, III, IV, IV/M (Ottawa Car Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), Sports Avian, Avian Monoplane, V, and VI/A Variants.
652A, Anson I, II (Avro Canada & Federal Aircraft, Canada.), IV, V (Avro Canada & Federal Aircraft, Canada), X, Anson 11, 12, 18, 19, C.19, T.20, T.21, T.22 Variants.
www.jetliner.purpleglen.com /1920-1939.html   (336 words)

  
 List of aircraft - Gurupedia
Avro Manchester I, IA Avro Prefect RNZAF and RNZN
Avro Vulcan B1, B1A, B2, B2A, B2(MAA), B2(K) Avro Wright RCAF
Avro York C1 Avro, Shackleton, 1957 - 1984.
www.gurupedia.com /l/li/list_of_aircraft.htm   (4803 words)

  
 Virtual Library of Useful URLs - 629-699 Technology, Health & Business
Web site is dedicated solely to the aviation history of North America and the airplanes that have graced our skies for 100 years.
Avro Arrow - The CF-105 Avro Arrow, FlightDeck Milestones: Avro Arrow, and Black Friday was February 20th 1959.
Avian (Birds), Primates (Marmosets, Tamarins), Reptiles (Iguanas, Tortoises), Small Animals (Sugar Gliders, Rabbits, Ferrets).
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AVIAN - Alpha Prime, savage land, mutated by exposure to unknown gas.
AVIAN 2099 () - agent of Herod, agent of Million Palms Family Fun Park, infatuated w/ Twilight
AVIAN 2099 - replica created in contaminated zone
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 Timeline Airlines Stuff
Great Britain emerged from World War II with a decided head start in jet technology, the only Allied power to have had a jet fighter operational in squadron strength before the German surrender on May 8, 1945.
Appropriately, the Meteor’s first duty was to defend Britain from attacks by German V-1 pulse jet-powered guided bombs, of which they destroyed 13 by the end of the war.
Meteor IIIs of No. 616 Squadron were committed to Continental Europe in the last months of the conflict, but they never got the opportunity to meet the German Me-262A in battle.
timelines.ws /subjects/Airlinestuff.HTML   (12418 words)

  
 Gloucestershire Aircraft Accidents   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
Avro 504J, CFS, Crashed after midair collision, Overbury Park, near Cirencester
Avro 504K, Storage Section Brockworth, Hit steep bank descending through cloud, Dursley
Avro 616 Sports Avian,, Hit hill in fog, Charlton Abbots
www.rcawsey.fsnet.co.uk /glos1.htm   (1944 words)

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